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 August - 23.  

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

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

1046  On August - 23 king Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese  

1106  Magnus, Duke of Saxony on August - 23.  

1305  On this day in history 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  On August - 23 battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers  

1328  On August - 23 nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle  

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1441  Holland & Hanzesteden sign cease fire treaty on August - 23.  

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  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 August - 23 philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot  

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

1540  On this day in history guillaume Budé, French scholar  

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  On August - 23 french explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.  

1542  On August - 23 rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code  

1553  On this day in history bishop Stephen Gardiner appointed English Lord Chancellor  

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

1566  Beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam on this day in history.  

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

1582  On August - 23 french van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders  

1591  Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies on August - 23.  

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

1595  On this day in history michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni.  

1614  University of Groningen opens on August - 23.  

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

1617  On this day in history 1st one-way streets open (London)  

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

1628  George Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36 on August - 23.  

1668  Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies on August - 23.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

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  Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

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

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on August - 23.  

0093  On August - 23 death of gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40)  

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

1106  On this day in history death of magnus, Duke of Saxony  

1176  On August - 23 death of emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164)  

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 August - 23.  

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