Famous Personalities Born In August - 23

0686  Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on this day in history.   

1486  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat was born on August - 23.   

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1724  On August - 23 birth of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)   

1727  On August - 23 birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer   

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

1741  On August - 23 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 this day in history birth of louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined   

1769  On this day in history birth of georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. 1832)   

1773  On August - 23 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  James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. 1877) was born on August - 23.   

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

1829  On August - 23 birth of moritz B Cantor, German math historian   

1832  On this day in history birth of alexander Chambers, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888   

1836  Marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.   

1843  William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932) was born on August - 23.   

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

1847  On this day in history birth of sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927)   

1849  On this day in history birth of william Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903)   

1852  On August - 23 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  On August - 23 birth of moritz Moszkowski, composer   

1864  Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32) was born on August - 23.   

1867  On August - 23 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 August - 23 birth of james (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer   

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)   

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

0634  Aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies on August - 23.   

1106  Death of Magnus, Duke of Saxony on August - 23.   

1176  Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on August - 23.   

1305  On this day in history death of william Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded   

1328  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on August - 23.   

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

1507  On August - 23 jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72