Page 4: Historical Events In August - 23

1903  On this day in history paul J C Gabriel, Dutch water colors painter/etcher, dies at 75   

1904  On August - 23 automobile tire chain patented   

1905  On this day in history leonard Constant Lambert, London England, composer (King Pest)   

1906  Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Wash Senators on August - 23.   

1907  On this day in history pitts Howie Camnitz no-hits NY Giants, 1-0 in 5 inning game   

1908  Arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright (Paolo Paoli) on August - 23.   

1910  Fred Clarke makes a record 4 outfield assists for Pittsburgh on August - 23.   

1911  On this day in history british premier Asquith holds secret meeting about British strategy in case of war with Germany   

1911  Albert Alberts, writer/journalist (French battle) on this day in history.   

1912  On August - 23 the birth of Gene Kelly, Hollywood song and dance man, also producer/director   

1912  On August - 23 gene Kelly, Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way)   

1913  Bob Crosby, Spokane Wa, Bing's brother, orch leader (Bob Crosby Show) on August - 23.   

1914  On August - 23 emperor of Japan declares war on Germany   

1914  Japan declares war on Germany during WWI on August - 23.   

1914  -24] German troops plunder Belgium on August - 23.   

1914  On this day in history felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks   

1915  On August - 23 czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army   

1916  Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years on August - 23.   

1917  Ontario cabinet passes order-in-council allowing the city of Berlin to change its name to Kitchener, effective Sept. 1; due to wartime anti-German sentiment on this day in history.   

1917  Race riot in Houston Texas (2 blacks & 11 whites killed) on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 23 guus [August CM] Hermus, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Soldaat van Oranje)   

1919  "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premiers in Chicago Tribune on August - 23.   

1919  On August - 23 "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premieres in Chicago Tribune   

1919  James Quinn, film producer/actor (Joey, Hammett, Overlord) on this day in history.   

1920  M R Rinehart & A Hopwood's "Bat," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1920  Aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history sam Cook, cricketer (England slow left-armer in only Test)   

1922  Brian Young, Chairman (Christian Aid) on August - 23.   

1923  Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours on this day in history.   

1923  On August - 23 humphrey Fisher, TV producer   

1924  On August - 23 mars' closest approach to Earth since the 10th century   

1924  On this day in history mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century   

1924  Denis Sargan, econometrician on this day in history.   

1925  Sulkhan Fyodorovich Tsintsadze, composer on August - 23.   

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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 August - 23.   

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) was born on August - 23.   

1593  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia) was born on August - 23.   

1623  On this day in history birth of stanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675)   

1724  On August - 23 birth of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)   

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

1740  On this day in history birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)   

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

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

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

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

1305  On August - 23 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  Death of King Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370) on August - 23.   

1507  Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 on August - 23.