Famous Personalities Born In August - 23
Thursday, 19 February 2026
0686 Charles martel: Grandfather of charlemagne 

1486 Siegmund freiherr von herberstein: Austrian diplomat 

1524 Francois hotman/hotomanus: French lawyer/diplomat (anti-tribonien) 

1593 Fulvio testi: Italian poet (pianto d'italia) 

1623 Stanisław lubieniecki: Polish astronomer 

1724 Abraham yates: American continental congressman 

1727 Friedrich hartmann graf: Composer 

1740 Ivan vi: Emperor of russia 1740-41) 

1741 Jean-françois de galaup: Comte de la pérouse, french explorer 

1751 Louis-francois beffara: Lexicographer 

1754 Louis xvi: Versailles, king of france (1774-93) eventually guillotined 

1769 Georges cuvier: French biologist and statesman 

1773 Jakob f fries: German philosopher 

1783 William tierney clark: English civil engineer 

1805 Anton von schmerling: Austrian statesman 

1809 Juliusz slowacki: Polish poet (trip to h land) 

1814 James roosevelt bayley: First bishop of newark, new jersey, and the eighth archbishop of baltimore 

1818 Rufus ingalls: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1893 

1829 Moritz b cantor: German math historian 

1832 Alexander chambers: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1888 

1836 Marie henriette of austria: Queen of the belgians 

1843 William southam: Canadian newspaper publisher 

1846 Alexander milne calder: American sculptor 

1847 Sarah frances whiting: American physicist and astronomer 

1849 William ernest henley: British poet, critic, and editor 

1852 Arnold toynbee: English economist and social reformer 

1852 ClÃmaco calderón: President of colombia. 

1854 Moritz moszkowski: Composer 

1864 Eleftherios k venizalos: Premier of greece (1910-15, 28-32) 

1867 Marcel schwob: Frans writer/journalist (le croisade des enfants) 

1869 Edgar lee masters: Poet/novelist [or sep 23] 

1869 James (sunny jim) rolph: Sf mayor (1912-31), muni backer 

1875 William eccles: English radio pioneer 

1875 Eugene lanceray: Russian artist 

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