Famous Birthdays In August - 23
Sunday, 02 April 2023
0686 Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on August - 23.
1486 Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat was born on August - 23.
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 Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.
1724 Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.
1727 Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.
1740 Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on this day in history.
1741 On this day in history birth of jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. 1788)
1751 On August - 23 birth of louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer
1754 On August - 23 birth of louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined
1769 Georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. 1832) was born on August - 23.
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 Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.
1809 Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land) was born on August - 23.
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 On August - 23 birth of rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893
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 this day in history birth of marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. 1902)
1843 On this day in history birth of william Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932)
1846 Alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923) was born on this day in history.
1847 Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927) was born on August - 23.
1849 On this day in history birth of william Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903)
1852 On this day in history birth of arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883)
1852 On August - 23 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 On this day in history birth of marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants)
1869 Edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23] was born on August - 23.
1869 On this day in history birth of james (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer
1875 On this day in history birth of william Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966)
1875 On this day in history birth of eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946)