Famous Birthdays In August - 23
Sunday, 18 April 2021
0686 Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on August - 23.
1486 Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)
1727 On August - 23 birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer
1740 On this day in history birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)
1741 On August - 23 birth of jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. 1788)
1751 On this day in history birth of louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer
1754 On August - 23 birth of louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined
1769 On August - 23 birth of georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. 1832)
1773 On this day in history birth of jakob F Fries, German philosopher
1783 On this day in history birth of william Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852)
1805 On August - 23 birth of anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893)
1809 Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land) was born on August - 23.
1814 On August - 23 birth of james Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. 1877)
1818 On this day in history birth of rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893
1829 Moritz B Cantor, German math historian was born on this day in history.
1832 Alexander Chambers, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.
1836 On August - 23 birth of marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. 1902)
1843 William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932) was born on August - 23.
1846 On August - 23 birth of alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923)
1847 Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927) was born on August - 23.
1849 William Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903) was born on August - 23.
1852 On August - 23 birth of arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883)
1852 On this day in history birth of clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913)
1854 Moritz Moszkowski, composer was born on this day in history.
1864 On August - 23 birth of eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32)
1867 Marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants) was born on August - 23.
1869 Edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23] was born on this day in history.
1869 James (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer was born on this day in history.
1875 William Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.
1875 On August - 23 birth of eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946)