Historical Events In August - 23

0079  Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire on August - 23.  

0406  On August - 23 battle at Florence: Stilicho's Roman army beats Radagaisus' Barbarians  

0476  Odoacer elected King of Byzantine on August - 23.  

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

1046  King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese on August - 23.  

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

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

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

1328  Battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1514  On this day in history battle of Chaldiran ended with a decisive victory for the Sultan Selim I, Ottoman Empire, over the Shah Ismail I, Safavids founder.  

1519  On this day in history philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot  

1524  On this day in history francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)  

1540  Guillaume Budé, French scholar on this day in history.  

1541  On this day in history 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.  

1541  French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada on this day in history.  

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

1553  On August - 23 bishop Stephen Gardiner appointed English Lord Chancellor  

1555  Calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands on August - 23.  

1566  On this day in history beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam  

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

1582  French van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders on this day in history.  

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

1593  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia) on August - 23.  

1595  On August - 23 michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni.  

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  On this day in history gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33  

1628  George Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36 on this day in history.  

1668  On August - 23 artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies  

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0686  On this day in history birth of charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)  

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

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

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

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

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

0093  Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40) on August - 23.  

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

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

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