Hisdates•ComPage 6: Historical Events In August - 23
Sunday, 13 July 2025
1949 On this day in history the birth of Shelly Long, American actress 
1950 West Germany & Japan readmitted to Intl Amateur Athletic Federation on this day in history.
1950 Jack Holden wins marathon (2:32:12) on August - 23.
1953 Phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3«") on August - 23.
1956 Soviet Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the U.S. during a performance in New York City on this day in history.
1956 On August - 23 the first non-stop transcontinental helicopter flight begins.
1956 ... Kennedy, daughter of future Pres Kennedy, dies same day on August - 23.
1958 On this day in history marie Ashton completes playing piano a female record 133 hours
1958 On August - 23 martin du Gard, writer, dies
1960 World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea) on this day in history.
1960 On this day in history oscar Hammerstein II, Broadway librettist, dies at 65
1961 On August - 23 uS lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back
1962 Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history beatles release "She Loves You" in the UK
1963 On this day in history ringo admits he wrote a song "Don't Pass Me By"
1964 On this day in history footbridge collapses over river gorge in Venezuela, and 29 people fall to their deaths in rapids below.
1965 On this day in history john Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer, dies at 67
1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes first photograph of Earth from Moon on this day in history.
1966 Francis Xavier Bushman, actor (Ben-Hur), dies at 83 on this day in history.
1968 Ringo quits the Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily on this day in history.
1969 On August - 23 audrey McElmory (US) wins World Cycling Championships, Brno, Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912)
1970 Nel Rose, dancer, dies at 55 on this day in history.
1971 On this day in history gisela Hernandez Gonzalo, composer, dies at 58
1972 On this day in history republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley)
1972 Balis Dvarionas, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1973 On August - 23 intelsat communications satellite launched
1975 On August - 23 hank Patterson, actor (Fred Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 87
1977 On August - 23 the first man-powered flight of a mile (Bryan Allen in Gossamer Condor)
1977 Sebastian Cabot, actor (Giles French-Family Affair), dies at 59 on this day in history.
1979 Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history soviet Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the U.S. during a performance in New York City.
1979 UN's Vienna office opens on this day in history.
1979 On August - 23 mian Mohammad Saeed, cricketer (1st Pakistan capt 1948-49), dies
1980 In the Kashmir - India Border Region a 5.2 quake killed 15 people killed, at least 40 injured and many houses damaged in the Bhaddu area, Kashmir on August - 23.
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