Historical Events In August - 23

1926  On this day in history motion picture star Rudolph Valentino dies in New York at age 31.   

1926  40th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97) on August - 23.   

1926  On August - 23 rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31   

1927  On this day in history anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.)   

1927  Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass   

1929  On August - 23 arabs attack Jews in Israel   

1929  Charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies on this day in history.   

1930  44th US Womens Tennis: Betty Nuthall beats Anna McCune Harper (61 64) on this day in history.   

1931  45th US Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Eileen B Whitingstall (64 61) on this day in history.   

1933  1st TV boxing match on August - 23.   

1933  Adolph Loos, Austrian architect, dies at 62 on August - 23.   

1936  17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St Louis Browns on August - 23.   

1937  Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1938  England score 7-903 decl v Australia Hutton 364 on this day in history.   

1939  On August - 23 soviet-German pact is signed by Molotov and Ribbentrop.   

1939  USSR & Germany sign a non-agression pact on August - 23.   

1939  On August - 23 john Cobb (Britain) drives 365.85 MPH (593.48 KPH) at Bonneville Flats   

1939  On August - 23 sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48   

1940  On this day in history german bombers begin night time attacks (The Blitz) on London   

1940  On August - 23 german Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London   

1941  Jack O'Connor, cricketer (four Tests for Aust 1908-09, 13 wkts), dies on August - 23.   

1942  1st US flights to land on Guadalcanal on August - 23.   

1943  On this day in history red army recaptures Charkow   

1943  Johann P Zilcher, German composer, dies at 88 on August - 23.   

1944  On August - 23 romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990)   

1944  On this day in history 94.5°F (34.7°C) in De Bilt Netherlands & 101.5°F (38.6°C) in Warnsvelt   

1944  Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63 on August - 23.   

1946  13th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Los Angeles 0 (97,380) on August - 23.   

1947  On August - 23 pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's first public singing concert   

1947  The birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine' on August - 23.   

1947  On this day in history pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert   

1948  On this day in history world Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries   

1948  On August - 23 earl Bernadotte asks aid for fugitives to Palestine   

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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  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 August - 23 birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1328  On August - 23 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 this day in history.