Famous Birthdays In August - 23

0686  On this day in history birth of charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)  

1486  On August - 23 birth of siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat  

1524  On this day in history birth of francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)  

1593  On this day in history birth of fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)  

1623  On August - 23 birth of stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675)  

1724  Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

1727  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on August - 23.  

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on this day in history.  

1741  Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. 1788) was born on this day in history.  

1751  On August - 23 birth of louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer  

1754  On this day in history birth of louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined  

1769  Georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. 1832) was born on this day in history.  

1773  Jakob F Fries, German philosopher was born on this day in history.  

1783  William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852) was born on August - 23.  

1805  On this day in history birth of anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893)  

1809  On this day in history birth of juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land)  

1814  James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. 1877) was born on this day in history.  

1818  Rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893 was born on August - 23.  

1829  Moritz B Cantor, German math historian was born on August - 23.  

1832  Alexander Chambers, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on August - 23.  

1836  On August - 23 birth of marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. 1902)  

1843  On August - 23 birth of william Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932)  

1846  On this day in history birth of alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923)  

1847  Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.  

1849  William Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903) was born on August - 23.  

1852  Arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883) was born on August - 23.  

1852  Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913) was born on August - 23.  

1854  Moritz Moszkowski, composer was born on this day in history.  

1864  Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32) was born on this day in history.  

1867  Marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants) was born on this day in history.  

1869  On August - 23 birth of edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23]  

1869  On this day in history birth of james (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer  

1875  On August - 23 birth of william Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966)  

1875  On August - 23 birth of eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946)  

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0093  On this day in history death of gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40)  

0634  On August - 23 aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies  

1106  On this day in history death of magnus, Duke of Saxony  

1176  On August - 23 death of emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164)  

1305  On August - 23 death of william Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded  

1328  On August - 23 nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle  

1387  On August - 23 death of king Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)  

1507  On this day in history jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72