Historical Events In August - 23

1903  On this day in history paul J C Gabriel, Dutch water colors painter/etcher, dies at 75   

1904  On this day in history automobile tire chain patented   

1905  On August - 23 leonard Constant Lambert, London England, composer (King Pest)   

1906  Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Wash Senators on August - 23.   

1907  On August - 23 pitts Howie Camnitz no-hits NY Giants, 1-0 in 5 inning game   

1908  On August - 23 arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright (Paolo Paoli)   

1910  On this day in history fred Clarke makes a record 4 outfield assists for Pittsburgh   

1911  British premier Asquith holds secret meeting about British strategy in case of war with Germany on August - 23.   

1911  On this day in history albert Alberts, writer/journalist (French battle)   

1912  On this day in history the birth of Gene Kelly, Hollywood song and dance man, also producer/director   

1912  On August - 23 gene Kelly, Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way)   

1913  Bob Crosby, Spokane Wa, Bing's brother, orch leader (Bob Crosby Show) on August - 23.   

1914  On August - 23 emperor of Japan declares war on Germany   

1914  On this day in history japan declares war on Germany during WWI.   

1914  On this day in history -24] German troops plunder Belgium   

1914  On August - 23 felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks   

1915  On this day in history czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army   

1916  On August - 23 military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years   

1917  Ontario cabinet passes order-in-council allowing the city of Berlin to change its name to Kitchener, effective Sept. 1; due to wartime anti-German sentiment on August - 23.   

1917  Race riot in Houston Texas (2 blacks & 11 whites killed) on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 23 guus [August CM] Hermus, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Soldaat van Oranje)   

1919  "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premiers in Chicago Tribune on August - 23.   

1919  "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premieres in Chicago Tribune on this day in history.   

1919  James Quinn, film producer/actor (Joey, Hammett, Overlord) on August - 23.   

1920  On this day in history m R Rinehart & A Hopwood's "Bat," premieres in NYC   

1920  Aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke) on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 23 sam Cook, cricketer (England slow left-armer in only Test)   

1922  On this day in history brian Young, Chairman (Christian Aid)   

1923  Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours on this day in history.   

1923  Humphrey Fisher, TV producer on August - 23.   

1924  On this day in history mars' closest approach to Earth since the 10th century   

1924  On August - 23 mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century   

1924  On August - 23 denis Sargan, econometrician   

1925  Sulkhan Fyodorovich Tsintsadze, composer 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  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  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 August - 23 aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies   

1106  On August - 23 death of magnus, Duke of Saxony   

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

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 August - 23.   

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