Page 5: Historical Events In August - 23

1926  Motion picture star Rudolph Valentino dies in New York at age 31 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history 40th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97)   

1926  Rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31 on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.)   

1927  Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator on August - 23.   

1927  Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass on August - 23.   

1929  Arabs attack Jews in Israel on this day in history.   

1929  Charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history 44th US Womens Tennis: Betty Nuthall beats Anna McCune Harper (61 64)   

1931  45th US Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Eileen B Whitingstall (64 61) on August - 23.   

1933  On this day in history 1st TV boxing match   

1933  On this day in history adolph Loos, Austrian architect, dies at 62   

1936  On this day in history 17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St Louis Browns   

1937  On this day in history albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel, composer, dies at 68   

1938  On August - 23 england score 7-903 decl v Australia Hutton 364   

1939  Soviet-German pact is signed by Molotov and Ribbentrop on this day in history.   

1939  USSR & Germany sign a non-agression pact on August - 23.   

1939  John Cobb (Britain) drives 365.85 MPH (593.48 KPH) at Bonneville Flats on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48   

1940  German bombers begin night time attacks (The Blitz) on London on this day in history.   

1940  German Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London on August - 23.   

1941  On this day in history jack O'Connor, cricketer (four Tests for Aust 1908-09, 13 wkts), dies   

1942  1st US flights to land on Guadalcanal on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history red army recaptures Charkow   

1943  On August - 23 johann P Zilcher, German composer, dies at 88   

1944  Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990) on this day in history.   

1944  94.5°F (34.7°C) in De Bilt Netherlands & 101.5°F (38.6°C) in Warnsvelt on this day in history.   

1944  On August - 23 nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63   

1946  On this day in history 13th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Los Angeles 0 (97,380)   

1947  Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's first public singing concert on August - 23.   

1947  On August - 23 the birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine'   

1947  On August - 23 pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert   

1948  On August - 23 world Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries   

1948  Earl Bernadotte asks aid for fugitives to Palestine 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1623  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on August - 23.   

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

1727  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.   

1740  On August - 23 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  Aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies on this day in history.   

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

1176  On August - 23 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 this day in history.   

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