Historical Events In August - 23

0079  On August - 23 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 this day in history.   

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

1046  King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese on this day in history.   

1106  On August - 23 magnus, Duke of Saxony   

1305  On this day in history william Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England.   

1305  On this day in history william Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded   

1328  Battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers on August - 23.   

1328  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1514  On this day in history 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  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) on August - 23.   

1540  Guillaume Budé, French scholar on August - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1541  On August - 23 french explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.   

1542  Rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code on this day in history.   

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

1555  Calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands on this day in history.   

1566  Beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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 August - 23.   

1591  On August - 23 luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies   

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

1595  Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni on this day in history.   

1614  On August - 23 university of Groningen opens   

1617  First one-way streets established (London) on this day in history.   

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

1618  Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 on August - 23.   

1628  On August - 23 george Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36   

1668  Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies on August - 23.   

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

1486  On this day in history birth of siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat   

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) was born on August - 23.   

1593  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

0093  On this day in history death of gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40)   

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  On this day in history death of william Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded   

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