Famous Birthdays In August - 23

1913  Luis-Felipe Ramon y Rivera, composer was born on this day in history.  

1913  Stanley Kitchen, British chartered accountant was born on this day in history.  

1917  On this day in history birth of tex Williams, American singer (d. 1985)  

1918  On this day in history birth of guus [August CM] Hermus, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Soldaat van Oranje)  

1919  James Quinn, film producer/actor (Joey, Hammett, Overlord) was born on this day in history.  

1919  Robert Crichton-Brown, CEO (Rothmans International) was born on this day in history.  

1920  On August - 23 birth of aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke)  

1921  On this day in history birth of sam Cook, cricketer (England slow left-armer in only Test)  

1921  On this day in history birth of kenneth Arrow, American economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner  

1922  Brian Young, Chairman (Christian Aid) was born on August - 23.  

1922  On this day in history birth of jack Boddy, British trade union leader  

1922  George Kell, baseball player was born on August - 23.  

1922  On August - 23 birth of jean Darling, American child actress  

1922  Pierre Gauvreau, Quebec painter, television writer and producer was born on August - 23.  

1923  On August - 23 birth of humphrey Fisher, TV producer  

1923  On August - 23 birth of kenneth Rickards, cricketer (WI batsman two Tests 104 runs)  

1923  On August - 23 birth of richard Adler, composer/songwriter (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game)  

1923  On August - 23 birth of wolfgang Sawallisch, Munich Ger, conductor (Vienna Symph 1960-70)  

1923  Edgar F. Codd, English computer scientist (d. 2003) was born on August - 23.  

1924  On this day in history birth of denis Sargan, econometrician  

1924  On this day in history birth of edvard Fliflet Braein, composer  

1924  On this day in history birth of ephraim Kishon, writer  

1924  Siti Hartinah Suharto, wife of President Suharto of Indonesia was born on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history birth of sulkhan Fyodorovich Tsintsadze, composer  

1925  On this day in history birth of wlodzimierz Kotonski, composer  

1926  Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist, (d. 2006) was born on August - 23.  

1927  On August - 23 birth of dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator  

1927  On this day in history birth of houari Boumedienne, president of Algeria (1965-78)  

1927  On August - 23 birth of john Hoskyns, director-general (Institute of Directors)  

1927  On this day in history birth of martial Solal, composer  

1928  Gerd Natschinski, composer was born on this day in history.  

1928  On August - 23 birth of marian Seldes, American actress  

1929  Peter Thompson, golfer was born on this day in history.  

1930  Andy Ireland, (Rep-R-FL, 1977- ) was born on August - 23.  

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0093  Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40) on this day in history.  

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

1106  Death of Magnus, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.  

1176  Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on this day in history.  

1305  Death of William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded on August - 23.  

1328  On this day in history nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle  

1387  Death of King Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370) on August - 23.  

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