Page 3: Historical Events In August - 23

1854  On August - 23 moritz Moszkowski, composer   

1862  On this day in history skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (2 Federal regiments)   

1864  On this day in history fall of Fort Morgan at Mobile   

1864  On August - 23 union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama   

1864  On August - 23 eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32)   

1866  Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war on August - 23.   

1867  On August - 23 marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants)   

1869  On August - 23 the first carload of freight (boots & shoes) arrives in SF, from Boston   

1869  1st carload of freight (boots & shoes) arrives in SF, from Boston on August - 23.   

1869  Edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist (Spoon River Anthology) on August - 23.   

1872  On August - 23 the first Japanese commercial ship visits SF, carrying tea   

1872  1st Japanese coml ship visits SF, carrying tea on August - 23.   

1873  Albert Bridge creossing Thames opens on this day in history.   

1878  On August - 23 adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77   

1879  On August - 23 governor-general Charles Gordon of Sudan returns to Cairo   

1879  On August - 23 alfreds Kalnins, composer   

1881  On August - 23 louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist   

1883  On August - 23 phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks & & passballs count as errors prior to 1888)   

1885  On August - 23 henry Thomas Tizard, scientist   

1886  On August - 23 gottfried Rudinger, composer   

1887  On this day in history jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright   

1889  The first ship-to-shore wireless message received in US (SF) on this day in history.   

1889  On August - 23 1st ship-to-shore wireless message received in US (SF)   

1889  A Lichtenstein, writer on August - 23.   

1893  On this day in history roy Agnew, composer   

1894  On this day in history gareth Hughes, Llanelly Wales, actor (Midnight Girl)   

1896  First Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila on this day in history.   

1898  On August - 23 18th US Mens Tennis: Malcolm Whitman beats Dwight Davis (36 62 62 61)   

1898  On this day in history joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82   

1900  On this day in history national Negro Business League organizes (Boston)   

1900  Ernst Krenek, Vienna Austria, composer (Johnny Spielt Auf) on this day in history.   

1901  Cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman on August - 23.   

1903  On this day in history 6th Zionist Congres, Theodor Herzl declares Jewish state   

1903  On August - 23 mauritius van Haegendoren, Flemish historian/senator   

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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 August - 23.   

1593  On August - 23 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 August - 23.   

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

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

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 this day in history death of magnus, Duke of Saxony   

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

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

1328  On August - 23 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.