Famous Birthdays In August - 23

0686  On August - 23 birth of charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)   

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

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia) was born on August - 23.   

1623  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1724  Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796) was born on August - 23.   

1727  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.   

1740  On August - 23 birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)   

1741  On August - 23 birth of jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, French explorer (d. 1788)   

1751  Louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer was born on August - 23.   

1754  Louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined was born on this day in history.   

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

1773  On August - 23 birth of jakob F Fries, German philosopher   

1783  William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (d. 1852) was born on August - 23.   

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

1809  Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Trip to H Land) was born on this day in history.   

1814  James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (d. 1877) was born on August - 23.   

1818  On this day in history 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  On August - 23 birth of william Southam, Canadian newspaper publisher (d. 1932)   

1846  Alexander Milne Calder, American sculptor (d. 1923) was born on this day in history.   

1847  Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.   

1849  William Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (d. 1903) was born on August - 23.   

1852  Arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (d. 1883) was born on August - 23.   

1852  Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia. (d. 1913) was born on August - 23.   

1854  On this day in history birth of moritz Moszkowski, composer   

1864  Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32) was born on August - 23.   

1867  On this day in history birth of marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants)   

1869  On this day in history birth of edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23]   

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

1875  On August - 23 birth of william Eccles, English radio pioneer (d. 1966)   

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 August - 23.   

1106  On this day in history death of magnus, Duke of Saxony   

1176  Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on August - 23.   

1305  Death of William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded on this day in history.   

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

1387  On this day in history death of king Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)   

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