Historical Events In August - 23

1980  Norman Shelley, English radio actor (Churchill's Speech), dies at 77 on August - 23.   

1982  On August - 23 alberto Cavalcanti, Brazilian director (Herr Puntila), dies at 85   

1985  In the Southern Xinjiang, China region a 7.3 quake killed at least 71, 162 injured, about 15,000 homeless and about 85 percent of the buildings destroyed in the Wuqia-Shufu area on August - 23.   

1985  On this day in history paul Hornung awarded $1,160,000 by a Louisville court against NCAA who barred him as a college football analyst for betting on games   

1985  On this day in history said Aouita of Morroco sets the 1.5k record (3 29.46) in Berlin   

1985  Said Aouita of Morroco sets the 1.5k record (3:29.46) in Berlin on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), dies at 80   

1987  On August - 23 siegfried Borris, composer, dies at 80   

1988  Mike Tyson & Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem on August - 23.   

1989  On August - 23 helen le Clerq, Dutch dancer, dies   

1990  David Rose, composer (Holiday for Strings, Stripper), dies at 80 on August - 23.   

1991  On this day in history florence B Seibert, bio-chemist (TB), dies at 93   

1992  On this day in history more than 500 survivors return to Singapore from the cruise ship Royal Pacific, which sank after a collision with a fishing boat   

1992  On August - 23 malcolm Atterbury, actor (7 Days in May, Wild River), dies at 85   

1993  Charles Scorsese, actor (Cape Fear, Goodfellas, Wise Guys), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history henri Rousselot, admiral, dies at 82   

1995  On this day in history photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt (Life magazine) dies at age 96.   

1995  On this day in history alfred Eisenstaedt, photojournalist, dies at 96   

1997  On this day in history eric Gairy, PM of Grenada (1974-79), dies   

1999  Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (b.1926) on this day in history.   

2000  A Gulf Air Airbus jetliner with 140 aboard crashes into the Persian Gulf near Bahrain shortly after takeoff, leaving no survivors on August - 23.   

2000  In a 'reality TV' record an estimated 51 million US viewers tuned in for the finale of CBS' series Survivor, in which contestant Richard Hatch won the $US1 million prize on this day in history.   

2005  Israel's unilateral disengagement from 25 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and West Bank ends on August - 23.   

2006  In Austria Natascha Kampusch manages to escape after being kidnapped eight years ago by Wolfgang Priklopil who locked her up in his cellar. Priklopil commits suicide by throwing himself in front of a train on August - 23.   

2011  On this day in history libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the 2011 Libyan Civil War.   

2012  On this day in history four people are killed and 28 injured in a hot air ballooning accident in Slovenia   

2013  50 people are killed in mosque bombings in Tripoli, Lebanon on this day in history.   

2017  On August - 23 world's driest place, the Atacama desert in Chile blooms after unexpected rainfall   

2017  On August - 23 air strike on hotel in Yemen capital Sanaa by Saudi-led coalition leaves at least 30 dead   

2017  US Navy fires Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin as commander of the Seventh Fleet following series of collisions in Asian waters on this day in history.   

2017  India toll from swine flu rises above 1000 for the year, 22,186 cases reported on this day in history.   

2017  Nearly 60 million people in the Indus Valley, Pakistan at risk from arsenic in research published in "Science Advances" on this day in history.   

2018  Tenor Plácido Domingo sings his 150th opera role in Bizet ’s “The Pearl Fishers” at the Salzburg Festival, Austria on August - 23.   

2018  Ecuador withdraws from ALBA on August - 23.   

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0686  On this day in history birth of charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)   

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

1524  On this day in history 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 August - 23.   

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

1727  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1176  On this day in history death of emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164)   

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 August - 23 death of king Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)   

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