August 23rd, 1525

Born on August 23rd, 1525

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 182,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 23rd?

August 23rd, 1954

The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departs from Marseille, France.

August 23rd, 2010

A former Philippine National Police officer hijacked a tourist bus in Manila, holding its occupants hostage for nearly eleven hours and killing eight of them before being killed by police himself.

August 23rd, 2006

Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten in Vienna, escaped from her captor's house in Strasshof an der Nordbahn after more than eight years in captivity.

August 23rd, 1989

Singing Revolution: Approximately two million people joined hands to form a human chain spanning 675.5 kilometres (419.7 mi) across the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Soviet republics to demonstrate their desire for independence.

August 23rd, 1944

King Michael dismissed the pro-Axis government of General Ion Antonescu, placing Romania on the side of the Allies for the remainder of World War II.

August 23rd, 1943

Second World War: A decisive Soviet victory against German forces at the Battle of Kursk gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.

August 23rd, 1939

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, a ten-year mutual non-aggression treaty, which also secretly divided northern and eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence.

August 23rd, 1933

The Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane made landfall in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and went on to cause at least 47 deaths in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region.

August 23rd, 1914

In their first major action of the First World War, the British Expeditionary Force engaged German troops in Mons, Belgium.

August 23rd, 1898

The Southern Cross Expedition (dogsled team pictured), the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departed London.

August 23rd, 1873

The Albert Bridge, spanning the River Thames in London, opened to traffic.

August 23rd, 1775

King George III issued a proclamation (copy pictured) that declared elements of the American colonies of Great Britain to be in a state of "open and avowed rebellion".

August 23rd, 1514

Ottoman forces defeated the Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran, gaining control of eastern Anatolia and northern Iraq.

August 23rd, 1305

William Wallace, a leader of Scottish resistance against England during the Wars of Scottish Independence, was hanged, drawn and quartered.

August 23rd, 2023

A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on-board.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 23rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 23rd?

46

Thomas Dempster

British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist

*August 23rd, 1579, Aberdeenshire †September 6th, 1625, Bologna

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

89

Philippe Mestre

French politician and writer

*August 23rd, 1927, Talmont †April 25th, 2017, 6th arrondissement of Paris

38

Louis XVI of France

King of France and Navarre (1754-1793)

*August 23rd, 1754, Palace of Versailles †January 21st, 1793, place de la Concorde

65

François Hotman

French jurisconsult

*August 23rd, 1524, Paris †February 12th, 1590, Basel

41

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020)

*August 23rd, 1978, Philadelphia †January 26th, 2020, Calabasas

85

Michel Rocard

French politician (1930–2016)

*August 23rd, 1930, Courbevoie †July 2nd, 2016, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

76

Willy Russell

British dramatist, lyricist and composer

*August 23rd, 1947, Whiston

74

Jacques Weber

French actor, film director and screenwriter

*August 23rd, 1949, Paris

89

Dick Bruna

Dutch writer and illustrator

*August 23rd, 1927, Utrecht †February 16th, 2017, Utrecht

49

Konstantin Novoselov

Russian-British physicist known for graphene work

*August 23rd, 1974, Nizhny Tagil

45

Andrew Rannells

American actor and singer

*August 23rd, 1978, Omaha

86

Marian Seldes

American stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928 – 2014)

*August 23rd, 1928, Manhattan †October 6th, 2014, New York City

72

Robert James

British physician

*August 23rd, 1703, Staffordshire †March 23rd, 1776, London

46

Jared Fogle

American former Subway spokesperson

*August 23rd, 1977, Indianapolis

83

Gene Kelly

American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912-1996)

*August 23rd, 1912, Pittsburgh †February 2nd, 1996, Beverly Hills

41

Natalie Coughlin

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder

*August 23rd, 1982, Vallejo

76

Paul Otlet

Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker

*August 23rd, 1868, City of Brussels †December 10th, 1944, City of Brussels

68

Giuseppe Meazza

Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)

*August 23rd, 1910, Milan †August 21st, 1979, Rapallo

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37

Lelio Sozzini

Italian theologian

*January 29th, 1525, Siena †May 4th, 1562, Zürich

84

Carolus Clusius

Flemish doctor and botanist (1526–1609)

*February 19th, 1525, Arras †April 4th, 1609, Leiden

47

Rafael Bombelli

Italian mathematician

*November 30th, 1525, Borgo Panigale †November 30th, 1572, Rome

58

Afife Nurbanu Sultan

Haseki Sultan and legal wife of Selim II, mother of Murad III

*January 1st, 1525, Paros †December 7th, 1583, Istanbul

77

Caspar Peucer

German physician (1525-1602)

*January 6th, 1525, Bautzen †September 25th, 1602, Dessau

61

Juraj Drašković

Catholic cardinal

*February 5th, 1525, Bilina, Croatia †January 31st, 1587, Vienna

61

Giuliano Gosellini

Italian poet (1525-1587)

*March 12th, 1525, Rome †February 13th, 1587, Milan

70

Rocco Guerrini

Italian architect and military engineer (1525-1596)

*December 24th, 1525, Marradi †December 22nd, 1596, Spandau

49

Ulrich Sitzinger

German jurist

*April 11th, 1525, Worms †October 31st, 1574, Sulzbach-Rosenberg

72

Caspar Cruciger the Younger

German theologian

*March 19th, 1525, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †April 16th, 1597, Kassel

58

Steven Borough

English navigator

*September 25th, 1525, Devon †July 12th, 1584, Chatham

50

John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Mecklenburg-Schwerin

*December 23rd, 1525, Güstrow †February 12th, 1576, Schwerin

63

Tilemann Stella

German librarian, mathematician, cartographer, astronomer and geodesist

*April 15th, 1525, Siegen †February 18th, 1589, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

58

Ulrich Fugger

(1526-1584)

*November 30th, 1525, Augsburg †November 30th, 1583, Heidelberg

72

Jacques Goyon de Matignon

French politician

*September 26th, 1525, Lonrai †July 27th, 1598, Lesparre-Médoc

60

Peter Agricola

German Renaissance humanist, educator, classical scholar and theologian, diplomat and statesman

*June 29th, 1525, Holzheim †July 22nd, 1585, Randersacker

41

Justus Jonas der Jüngere

German jurist, politician and diplomat (1525-1567)

*December 3rd, 1525, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †June 28th, 1567, Copenhagen

74

Tadeáš Hájek

Czech astronomist and mathematician

*December 1st, 1525, Prague †September 1st, 1600, Prague

49

Georg Cracow

German lawyer and politician (1525-1575)

*November 7th, 1525, Szczecin †March 17th, 1575, Leipzig

73

Urban of Trennbach

Austrian prince-bishop

*May 10th, 1525, Sankt Martin im Innkreis †August 9th, 1598, Passau

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day) which are celebrated on August 23rd.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1525 is a normal year and no leap year.

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