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  On this day in history odoacer elected King of Byzantine   

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

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

1328  On this day in history battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers   

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

1441  Holland & Hanzesteden sign cease fire treaty on this day in history.   

1486  On August - 23 siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat   

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 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 this day in history.   

1542  Rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code on August - 23.   

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

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

1566  On August - 23 beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam   

1577  On this day in history 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 this day in history luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies   

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

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  On August - 23 first one-way streets established (London)   

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

1618  Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 on August - 23.   

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

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

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0686  Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on August - 23.   

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

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

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

1623  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on August - 23.   

1724  Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

1727  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on August - 23.   

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1106  Death of Magnus, Duke of Saxony on August - 23.   

1176  Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on August - 23.   

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