Historical Events In August - 23

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

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 August - 23 aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies   

1046  King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese on this day in history.   

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 August - 23 william Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded   

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 August - 23.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1553  Bishop Stephen Gardiner appointed English Lord Chancellor on this day in history.   

1555  Calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history 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  On this day in history fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)   

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

1614  On August - 23 university of Groningen opens   

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

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

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

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)   

1727  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer   

1740  On this day in history 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  On August - 23 death of magnus, Duke of Saxony   

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

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

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.