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

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 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 this day in history.  

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  Philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot on this day in history.  

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 August - 23.  

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

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

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

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

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  French van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders on August - 23.  

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

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  University of Groningen opens on this day in history.  

1617  On August - 23 first one-way streets established (London)  

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

1618  On this day in history gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33  

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  On August - 23 birth of charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)  

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

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

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

0634  On August - 23 aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies  

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

1176  On this day in history death of emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164)  

1305  Death of William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded on this day in history.  

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

1387  On this day in history death of king Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)  

1507  On August - 23 jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72