Page 5: Historical Events In August - 23

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

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

1926  Rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31 on this day in history.   

1927  Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.) on August - 23.   

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

1933  1st TV boxing match on August - 23.   

1933  On this day in history adolph Loos, Austrian architect, dies at 62   

1936  17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St Louis Browns on this day in history.   

1937  Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel, composer, dies at 68 on August - 23.   

1938  England score 7-903 decl v Australia Hutton 364 on August - 23.   

1939  Soviet-German pact is signed by Molotov and Ribbentrop on this day in history.   

1939  On August - 23 uSSR & Germany sign a non-agression pact   

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

1939  Sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48 on August - 23.   

1940  On August - 23 german bombers begin night time attacks (The Blitz) on London   

1940  On this day in history german Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London   

1941  On this day in history jack O'Connor, cricketer (four Tests for Aust 1908-09, 13 wkts), dies   

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

1943  Red army recaptures Charkow on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history johann P Zilcher, German composer, dies at 88   

1944  Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990) on August - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history 13th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Los Angeles 0 (97,380)   

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

1947  On August - 23 the birth of Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine'   

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

1948  World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries on August - 23.   

1948  On this day in history earl Bernadotte asks aid for fugitives to Palestine   

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

1486  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history birth of francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)   

1593  On this day in history birth of fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)   

1623  On August - 23 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  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on August - 23.   

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 August - 23.   

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 August - 23.   

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

1305  On August - 23 death of william Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded   

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

1387  On August - 23 death of king Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)   

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