Famous Personalities Born In August - 23

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  StanisÅ‚aw 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  Clímaco 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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0093  Gnaeus julius agricola: Roman governor of britain (b. 40)   

0634  Aboe bekr abd allah: [al-siddik], friend/successor of mohammed,   

1106  Magnus: Duke of saxony   

1176  Emperor rokujo of japan: Emperor rokujo of japan (b. 1164)   

1305  William wallace: Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded   

1328  Nicolaas zannekin: Leader of rebel flemish farmers,   

1387  King olav iv of norway: King olav iv of norway (b. 1370)   

1507  Jean molinet: Burgundy historian (chroniques),