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 August - 23.  

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

1927  On this day in history dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator  

1927  On August - 23 nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass  

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

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

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1933  On August - 23 1st TV boxing match  

1933  Adolph Loos, Austrian architect, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1936  On this day in history 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  Soviet-German pact is signed by Molotov and Ribbentrop on this day in history.  

1939  On August - 23 uSSR & Germany sign a non-agression pact  

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

1939  Sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48 on August - 23.  

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

1940  On this day in history german Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London  

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

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

1943  On this day in history red army recaptures Charkow  

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

1944  On August - 23 romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990)  

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

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

1947  On this day in history the birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine'  

1947  Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)  

1486  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat was born on August - 23.  

1524  On this day in history birth of francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)  

1593  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer  

1740  On August - 23 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 August - 23.  

1106  On this day in history death of magnus, Duke of Saxony  

1176  On August - 23 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 August - 23.  

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

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