August 23rd, 1635

Born on August 23rd, 1635

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 141,000 days old!

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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?

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

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

89

Philippe Mestre

French politician and writer

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

41

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020)

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

72

Robert James

British physician

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

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

83

Gene Kelly

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

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

46

Jared Fogle

American former Subway spokesperson

*August 23rd, 1977, Indianapolis

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

41

Natalie Coughlin

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

*August 23rd, 1982, Vallejo

80

John Gallaudet

American actor (1903-1983)

*August 23rd, 1903, Philadelphia †November 5th, 1983, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1635

67

Robert Hooke

English natural philosopher, architect and polymath

*July 18th, 1635, Freshwater †March 3rd, 1703, London

74

Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero

Catholic cardinal (1635-1709)

*January 8th, 1635, Palma del Río †September 14th, 1709, Madrid

79

Samuel Reyher

German mathematician and astronomer (1635-1714)

*April 19th, 1635, Schleusingen †November 22nd, 1714, Kiel

63

Edward Stillingfleet

British bishop (1635-1699)

*April 17th, 1635, Cranborne †March 27th, 1699, Westminster

83

Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon

Mistress and later secret wife of King Louis XIV of France (1635-1719)

*November 27th, 1635, Niort †April 15th, 1719, Palace of Versailles

65

Miguel de Barrios

Jewish poet

*November 3rd, 1635, Montilla †October 6th, 1701, Amsterdam

71

Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck

Count of Waldeck-Wildungen and Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont

*July 29th, 1635, Waldeck †December 12th, 1706, Landau

70

Philipp Jakob Spener

German lutheran theologian, founder of pietism (1635-1705)

*January 13th, 1635, Ribeauvillé †February 5th, 1705, Berlin

45

Frans van Mieris the Elder

Dutch painter (1635–1681)

*April 16th, 1635, Leiden †March 12th, 1681, Leiden

70

Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Ponce de León

Spanish politician and military personnel (1635-1705)

*February 27th, 1635, Madrid †June 9th, 1705, Madrid

73

Michael Strauch

German mathematician and author

*August 27th, 1635, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 6th, 1709, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

54

Marquard Gude

German archaeologist

*February 1st, 1635, Rendsburg †November 26th, 1689, Glückstadt

14

Princess Elizabeth of England

English Royal

*December 28th, 1635, St James's Palace †September 8th, 1650, Carisbrooke Castle

64

Patrick Gordon

Russian general and rear admiral (1635-1699)

*March 31st, 1635, Aberdeenshire †November 19th, 1699, Moscow

50

Andreas Gottfried Ammon

German theologian

*November 22nd, 1635, Göttingen †January 1st, 1686, Wunstorf

69

Anthonius Lucius

German university teacher (1635-1704)

*January 1st, 1635, Rinteln †September 4th, 1704, Hanover

76

Wilhelmus à Brakel

Dutch theologian (1635-1711)

*January 2nd, 1635, Leeuwarden †October 30th, 1711, Rotterdam

38

Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons

Italian noble

*March 2nd, 1635, Chambéry †June 6th, 1673, Unna

68

Johann Sturm

German philosopher (1635-1703)

*November 3rd, 1635, Hilpoltstein †December 26th, 1703, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

73

Roger de Piles

French painter (1635-1709)

*October 7th, 1635, Clamecy †April 5th, 1709, Paris

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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 1635 is a normal year and no leap year.

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