Historical Events In August - 23

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

0406  Battle at Florence: Stilicho's Roman army beats Radagaisus' Barbarians on this day in history.   

0476  On August - 23 odoacer elected King of Byzantine   

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

1046  On August - 23 king Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese   

1106  On August - 23 magnus, Duke of Saxony   

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

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

1441  On August - 23 holland & Hanzesteden sign cease fire treaty   

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

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

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

1519  On August - 23 philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot   

1524  On August - 23 francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)   

1540  On this day in history guillaume Budé, French scholar   

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 August - 23.   

1542  Rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code on August - 23.   

1553  Bishop Stephen Gardiner appointed English Lord Chancellor on this day in history.   

1555  On August - 23 calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands.   

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  On August - 23 french van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders   

1591  On this day in history luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies   

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

1595  On this day in history michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni.   

1614  University of Groningen opens on this day in history.   

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

1617  On this day in history 1st one-way streets open (London)   

1618  On August - 23 gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33   

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

1668  Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies on this day in history.   

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0686  Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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 August - 23 death of magnus, Duke of Saxony   

1176  Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on this day in history.   

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

1328  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on August - 23.   

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

1507  On August - 23 jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72