August 23rd, 1626

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Born on August 23rd, 1626 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 23rd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 23rd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1626)

Born on August 23rd, 1626

Weekday

Sunday

August 23rd, 1626 was a Sunday.

Age

397

People born on August 23rd, 1626 will turn 398 this year (2024), in exactly 51 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 25th, 1626 - August 23rd, 1626

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 145,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 684 days, exactly on May 18th, 2026, people who were born on August 23rd, 1626 will be 146,000 days old!

145,316 Days

20,759 Weeks

4,774 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Thomas Dempster

British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist

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

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

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

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

Louis XVI of France

King of France and Navarre (1754-1793)

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

Stanisław Lubieniecki

Polish historian, astronomer

*August 23rd, 1623, Raków †May 18th, 1675, Altona

Philippe Mestre

French politician and writer

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

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020)

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

William Lane Craig

American Christian apologist and theologian

*August 23rd, 1949, Peoria

Robert James

British physician

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

Robert Curl

American chemist

*August 23rd, 1933, Alice †July 3rd, 2022, Houston

Michel Rocard

French politician (1930–2016)

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

Willy Russell

British dramatist, lyricist and composer

*August 23rd, 1947, Whiston

Jacques Weber

French actor, film director and screenwriter

*August 23rd, 1949, Paris

Dick Bruna

Dutch writer and illustrator

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

Konstantin Novoselov

Russian-British physicist known for graphene work

*August 23rd, 1974, Nizhny Tagil

Andrew Rannells

American actor and singer

*August 23rd, 1978, Omaha

Anna Elisabeth of Saxe-Lauenburg

Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg (1624-1688)

*August 23rd, 1624, Ratzeburg †May 27th, 1688, Münster

Marian Seldes

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

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

Jacques Rueff

French economist and adviser to the French Government (1896-1978)

*August 23rd, 1896, 3rd arrondissement of Paris †April 23rd, 1978, 7th arrondissement of Paris

Augustin Deleanu

Romanian footballer (1944-2014)

*August 23rd, 1944, Măgurele †March 27th, 2014, Bucharest

Same year
Born in 1626

Francesco Redi

Italian entomologist and poet

*February 18th, 1626, Arezzo †March 1st, 1697, Pisa

John Aubrey

English writer and antiquarian (1626-1697)

*March 12th, 1626, Malmesbury †June 7th, 1697, Oxford

Christina of Sweden

Queen of Sweden (1626-1689), ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654

*December 18th, 1626, Stockholm †April 19th, 1689, Rome

Richard Cromwell

English politician (1626–1712)

*October 4th, 1626, Huntingdon †July 12th, 1712, Cheshunt

Jan Steen

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1626-1679)

*January 1st, 1626, Leiden †February 3rd, 1679, Leiden

Giovanni Legrenzi

Italian composer (1626–1690)

*August 12th, 1626, Clusone †May 27th, 1690, Venice

Géraud de Cordemoy

French historian, philosopher and lawyer

*October 6th, 1626, Paris †October 15th, 1684, Paris

Josua Arnd

German historian and theologian (1626-1687)

*September 9th, 1626, Güstrow †April 5th, 1687, Güstrow

Leopold Wilhelm, Margrave of Baden-Baden

German noble (1626-1671)

*September 16th, 1626, Baden-Baden †March 1st, 1671, Baden-Baden

Madame de Sévigné

French noble and epistolarian writer

*February 5th, 1626, Paris †April 17th, 1696, Grignan

Richard Ottley

English politician (1626-1670)

*August 5th, 1626, Pitchford Hall †August 10th, 1670

Johann Andreas Bose

*June 27th, 1626, Leipzig †April 29th, 1674, Jena

Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur

Spanish missionary and saint (1626-1667)

*March 21st, 1626, Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife †April 25th, 1667, Antigua Guatemala

Sabbatai Zevi

Sephardic Rabbi

*August 1st, 1626, İzmir †September 17th, 1676, Ulcinj

William II, Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland (1626–1650)

*May 27th, 1626, The Hague †November 6th, 1650, The Hague

Matthias Tretzscher

Organ builder

*April 2nd, 1626, Hroznětín †January 1st, 1686, Kulmbach

Lucas Achtschellinck

Flemish landscape painter (1626-1699)

*January 16th, 1626, City of Brussels †May 12th, 1699, City of Brussels

Karl Mecklenburg

German canon (1626-1670)

*March 8th, 1626, Schwerin †August 20th, 1670, Mirow

Emilie von Hessen-Kassel

(1626-1693)

*February 11th, 1626, Bad Hersfeld †February 15th, 1693, Frankfurt

Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken

German noble (1626-1692)

*May 17th, 1626, Stegeborg Castle †March 3rd, 1692, Osterholz-Scharmbeck

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.

Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)

European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_Romanian_coup_d'état

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_for_the_Remembrance_of_the_Slave_Trade_and_its_Abolition

National Day for Physicians (Iran)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Doctors'_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIII.VIII.MDCXXVI

23.8.1626

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1626 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1626

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August 23rd, 1626

Born on August 23rd, 1626

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 145,000 days old!

145,316 Days

20,759 Weeks

4,774 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 23rd?

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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".

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

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

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?

Same year Born in 1626

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 23rd

Battle of Kursk Day (Russia)

Ascelina

Asterius, Claudius, and Neon

Éogan of Ardstraw

Lupus (Luppus) of Novae

Philip Benitius

Quiriacus and companions, of Ostia

Rose of Lima

Tydfil

Zacchaeus of Jerusalem

August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of the National Flag (Ukraine)

Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

National Day for Physicians (Iran)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

23.8.1626

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Calendar
August 1626

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