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  Automobile tire chain patented on August - 23.   

1905  Leonard Constant Lambert, London England, composer (King Pest) on August - 23.   

1906  On August - 23 chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Wash Senators   

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 this day in history.   

1911  On August - 23 british premier Asquith holds secret meeting about British strategy in case of war with Germany   

1911  On August - 23 albert Alberts, writer/journalist (French battle)   

1912  The birth of Gene Kelly, Hollywood song and dance man, also producer/director on August - 23.   

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  Emperor of Japan declares war on Germany on August - 23.   

1914  On August - 23 japan declares war on Germany during WWI.   

1914  On this day in history -24] German troops plunder Belgium   

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

1915  Czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army on August - 23.   

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

1917  On August - 23 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.   

1917  On August - 23 race riot in Houston Texas (2 blacks & 11 whites killed)   

1918  Guus [August CM] Hermus, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Soldaat van Oranje) on August - 23.   

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

1919  "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premieres in Chicago Tribune on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history james Quinn, film producer/actor (Joey, Hammett, Overlord)   

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

1920  On August - 23 aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke)   

1921  Sam Cook, cricketer (England slow left-armer in only Test) on August - 23.   

1922  On August - 23 brian Young, Chairman (Christian Aid)   

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 this day in history humphrey Fisher, TV producer   

1924  Mars' closest approach to Earth since the 10th century on this day in history.   

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

1924  On August - 23 denis Sargan, econometrician   

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  On August - 23 birth of siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat   

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 August - 23.   

1623  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Death of William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded on August - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

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