Famous Birthdays In August - 23

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

1913  On this day in history birth of stanley Kitchen, British chartered accountant  

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 August - 23.  

1919  On August - 23 birth of robert Crichton-Brown, CEO (Rothmans International)  

1920  Aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke) was born on this day in history.  

1921  Sam Cook, cricketer (England slow left-armer in only Test) was born on August - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

1922  Jack Boddy, British trade union leader was born on August - 23.  

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

1922  Jean Darling, American child actress was born on August - 23.  

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

1923  Humphrey Fisher, TV producer was born on this day in history.  

1923  On this day in history birth of kenneth Rickards, cricketer (WI batsman two Tests 104 runs)  

1923  On this day in history birth of richard Adler, composer/songwriter (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game)  

1923  Wolfgang Sawallisch, Munich Ger, conductor (Vienna Symph 1960-70) was born on this day in history.  

1923  On this day in history birth of edgar F. Codd, English computer scientist (d. 2003)  

1924  Denis Sargan, econometrician was born on August - 23.  

1924  On August - 23 birth of edvard Fliflet Braein, composer  

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

1924  On this day in history birth of siti Hartinah Suharto, wife of President Suharto of Indonesia  

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

1925  On August - 23 birth of wlodzimierz Kotonski, composer  

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

1927  Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator was born on this day in history.  

1927  Houari Boumedienne, president of Algeria (1965-78) was born on August - 23.  

1927  On this day in history birth of john Hoskyns, director-general (Institute of Directors)  

1927  Martial Solal, composer was born on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history birth of gerd Natschinski, composer  

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

1929  Peter Thompson, golfer was born on August - 23.  

1930  On this day in history birth of andy Ireland, (Rep-R-FL, 1977- )  

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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  On August - 23 death of emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1507  Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 on this day in history.