Historical Events In August - 23

0079  On this day in history mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.   

0406  On August - 23 battle at Florence: Stilicho's Roman army beats Radagaisus' Barbarians   

0476  Odoacer elected King of Byzantine on August - 23.   

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

1046  On this day in history king Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese   

1106  On August - 23 magnus, Duke of Saxony   

1305  On August - 23 william Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England.   

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

1328  On this day in history battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers   

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

1441  On this day in history holland & Hanzesteden sign cease fire treaty   

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

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

1514  On August - 23 battle of Chaldiran ended with a decisive victory for the Sultan Selim I, Ottoman Empire, over the Shah Ismail I, Safavids founder.   

1519  On August - 23 philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot   

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

1540  Guillaume Budé, French scholar on this day in history.   

1541  Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 arrives at Iroquois village of Stadacona on his third trip to Canada; starts to build Charlesbourg-Royale at western tip of Cape Diamond; first French fort in Canada; first French settlement in America on August - 23.   

1541  French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code   

1553  On August - 23 bishop Stephen Gardiner appointed English Lord Chancellor   

1555  On this day in history calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands.   

1566  On August - 23 beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam   

1577  On this day in history frobisher Bay NWT, Martin Frobisher c1539-1594 kidnaps three Inuit, then sets sail for England.   

1582  French van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders on this day in history.   

1591  Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies on August - 23.   

1593  On this day in history fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)   

1595  On August - 23 michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni.   

1614  University of Groningen opens on August - 23.   

1617  First one-way streets established (London) on August - 23.   

1617  On August - 23 1st one-way streets open (London)   

1618  Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1628  George Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36 on August - 23.   

1668  On August - 23 artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies   

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

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

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  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1724  On this day in history birth of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)   

1727  On August - 23 birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer   

1740  On this day in history birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)   

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  Death of Magnus, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.   

1176  On August - 23 death of emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164)   

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 August - 23.   

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