Famous Personalities Born In August - 23

0686  Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on August - 23.   

1486  On August - 23 birth of siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat   

1524  On August - 23 birth of francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)   

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  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on August - 23.   

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on August - 23.   

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

1751  On this day in history birth of louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer   

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

1769  On August - 23 birth of georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (d. 1832)   

1773  Jakob F Fries, German philosopher was born on August - 23.   

1783  William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.   

1805  On August - 23 birth of anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (d. 1893)   

1809  On August - 23 birth of juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land)   

1814  On this day in history birth of james Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. 1877)   

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 this day in history 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 August - 23 birth of alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923)   

1847  Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927) was born on August - 23.   

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

1854  Moritz Moszkowski, composer was born on August - 23.   

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 August - 23.   

1869  Edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23] was born on this day in history.   

1869  James (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer was born on August - 23.   

1875  William Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966) was born on August - 23.   

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

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

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  Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on this day in history.   

1305  Death of William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded on August - 23.   

1328  On this day in history nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle   

1387  Death of King Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1507  Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 on August - 23.