Historical Events In August - 23

0079  Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire on this day in history.  

0406  Battle at Florence: Stilicho's Roman army beats Radagaisus' Barbarians on this day in history.  

0476  Odoacer elected King of Byzantine on this day in history.  

0634  On this day in history aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies  

1046  On this day in history king Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese  

1106  On this day in history magnus, Duke of Saxony  

1305  William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England on August - 23.  

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

1328  On August - 23 battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers  

1328  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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1441  On this day in history holland & Hanzesteden sign cease fire treaty  

1486  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat on this day in history.  

1507  Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 on August - 23.  

1514  Battle of Chaldiran ended with a decisive victory for the Sultan Selim I, Ottoman Empire, over the Shah Ismail I, Safavids founder on August - 23.  

1519  On August - 23 philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot  

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) on August - 23.  

1540  Guillaume Budé, French scholar on August - 23.  

1541  Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 arrives at Iroquois village of Stadacona on his third trip to Canada; starts to build Charlesbourg-Royale at western tip of Cape Diamond; first French fort in Canada; first French settlement in America on this day in history.  

1541  French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada on August - 23.  

1542  On this day in history rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code  

1553  Bishop Stephen Gardiner appointed English Lord Chancellor on August - 23.  

1555  On this day in history calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands.  

1566  On this day in history beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam  

1577  On August - 23 frobisher Bay NWT, Martin Frobisher c1539-1594 kidnaps three Inuit, then sets sail for England.  

1582  On this day in history french van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders  

1591  On August - 23 luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies  

1593  On August - 23 fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)  

1595  Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni on this day in history.  

1614  On this day in history university of Groningen opens  

1617  First one-way streets established (London) on August - 23.  

1617  1st one-way streets open (London) on August - 23.  

1618  Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 on this day in history.  

1628  On this day in history george Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36  

1668  Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies on this day in history.  

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

1486  On this day in history birth of siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat  

1524  On August - 23 birth of francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)  

1593  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia) was born on this day in history.  

1623  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

1724  Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796) was born on August - 23.  

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

1740  On August - 23 birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)  

0093  On August - 23 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  On August - 23 death of magnus, Duke of Saxony  

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 this day in history.  

1328  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

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