Famous Personalities Born 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 August - 23.   

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

1724  On this day in history 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  Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. 1788) was born on this day in history.   

1751  Louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer was born on this day in history.   

1754  On August - 23 birth of louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined   

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 this day in history birth of william Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852)   

1805  On this day in history birth of anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893)   

1809  On this day in history birth of juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land)   

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  Rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893 was born on August - 23.   

1829  Moritz B Cantor, German math historian was born on this day in history.   

1832  Alexander Chambers, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 23.   

1846  Alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923) was born on August - 23.   

1847  On this day in history birth of sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927)   

1849  On August - 23 birth of william Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903)   

1852  Arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883) was born on this day in history.   

1852  Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.   

1854  On August - 23 birth of moritz Moszkowski, composer   

1864  Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32) was born on this day in history.   

1867  On August - 23 birth of marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants)   

1869  On August - 23 birth of edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23]   

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

1875  William Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

1875  Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist (d. 1946) was born on August - 23.   

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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 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  Death of King Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1507  On August - 23 jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72