Historical Events In August - 23

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

1926  40th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97) on August - 23.   

1926  On this day in history rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31   

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 this day in history.   

1927  Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass on this day in history.   

1929  Arabs attack Jews in Israel on August - 23.   

1929  Charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies on August - 23.   

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

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

1933  1st TV boxing match on this day in history.   

1933  On August - 23 adolph Loos, Austrian architect, dies at 62   

1936  On August - 23 17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St Louis Browns   

1937  Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel, composer, dies at 68 on August - 23.   

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

1939  On this day in history soviet-German pact is signed by Molotov and Ribbentrop.   

1939  USSR & Germany sign a non-agression pact on this day in history.   

1939  John Cobb (Britain) drives 365.85 MPH (593.48 KPH) at Bonneville Flats on August - 23.   

1939  Sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1940  On August - 23 german bombers begin night time attacks (The Blitz) on London   

1940  On August - 23 german Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London   

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 August - 23.   

1943  On this day in history red army recaptures Charkow   

1943  On this day in history johann P Zilcher, German composer, dies at 88   

1944  Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990) on August - 23.   

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 this day in history nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63   

1946  13th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Los Angeles 0 (97,380) on August - 23.   

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

1947  The birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine' on August - 23.   

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

1948  World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history earl Bernadotte asks aid for fugitives to Palestine   

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0686  Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 23 birth of fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)   

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

0093  On this day in history 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 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  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1507  On this day in history jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72