Famous Birthdays In August - 23

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 this day in history.   

1593  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia) was born on this day in history.   

1623  On this day in history birth of stanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675)   

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

1727  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer   

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on this day in history.   

1741  On this day in history birth of jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. 1788)   

1751  On August - 23 birth of louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer   

1754  Louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined was born on this day in history.   

1769  Georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. 1832) was born on this day in history.   

1773  On this day in history birth of jakob F Fries, German philosopher   

1783  On August - 23 birth of william Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852)   

1805  Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

1809  Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land) was born on this day in history.   

1814  James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. 1877) was born on this day in history.   

1818  On August - 23 birth of rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893   

1829  Moritz B Cantor, German math historian was born on August - 23.   

1832  On August - 23 birth of alexander Chambers, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888   

1836  On August - 23 birth of marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of the Belgians (d. 1902)   

1843  William Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history birth of alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923)   

1847  On August - 23 birth of sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927)   

1849  On this day in history birth of william Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903)   

1852  On August - 23 birth of arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883)   

1852  On this day in history birth of clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913)   

1854  On this day in history birth of moritz Moszkowski, composer   

1864  On this day in history birth of eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32)   

1867  Marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants) was born on this day in history.   

1869  Edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23] was born on August - 23.   

1869  James (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer was born on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history birth of william Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966)   

1875  Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

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0093  Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40) on this day in history.   

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

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

1176  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1387  On August - 23 death of king Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)   

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