August 23rd, 1761

Born on August 23rd, 1761

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What happened on August 23rd?

August 23rd, 1960

Congo Crisis: In order to stop the secession of South Kasai from the Republic of Congo, Armée Nationale Congolaise forces launched an invasion of South Kasai.

August 23rd, 1954

The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departed 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 (pictured), 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 (pictured), 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, 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 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.

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

Born on August 23rd, 1761

71

Gottlob Ernst Schulze

German philosopher (1761-1833)

*August 23rd, 1761, Heldrungen †January 14th, 1833, Göttingen

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Born in 1761

70

James Hoban

Irish architect

*November 30th, 1761, County Kilkenny †December 8th, 1831, Washington, D.C.

83

Marie Harel

Inventor of Camembert Cheese

*April 28th, 1761, Crouttes †November 9th, 1844, Vimoutiers

69

Pius VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1829 to 1830

*November 20th, 1761, Cingoli †November 30th, 1830, Rome

46

Selim III

Ottoman sultan (1761-1808)

*December 24th, 1761, Istanbul †July 29th, 1808, Constantinople

72

William Carey

English Baptist missionary and Particular Baptist minister (1761-1834)

*August 17th, 1761, Northamptonshire †June 9th, 1834, Kolkata

57

August von Kotzebue

German dramatist and writer

*May 3rd, 1761, Weimar †March 23rd, 1819, Mannheim

43

Jean-Charles Pichegru

French general (1761-1804)

*February 16th, 1761, Les Planches-près-Arbois †April 5th, 1804, Paris

77

René-Pierre Choudieu

French politician (1761-1838)

*September 20th, 1761, Angers †December 9th, 1838, Paris

54

Samuel Dexter

American politician (1761–1816) who served in Congress and in Presidential Cabinets of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

*May 14th, 1761, Boston †May 4th, 1816, Cambridge

38

Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal

Regent of Schaumburg-Lippe from 1787 to 1799

*June 8th, 1761, Zutphen †November 9th, 1799, Bückeburg

60

John Rennie

Engineer from Scotland (1761-1821)

*June 7th, 1761, East Lothian †October 4th, 1821, London

45

Sophie Mereau

German writer, editor

*March 27th, 1761, Altenburg †October 31st, 1806, Heidelberg

63

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck

Dutch ambassador and Grand pensionary of Holland (1761-1825)

*October 31st, 1761, Deventer †February 15th, 1825, Amsterdam

74

Friedrich Vieweg

German publisher (1761-1835)

*March 11th, 1761, Halle (Saale) †December 25th, 1835, Brunswick

68

Diego Muñoz Torrero

Spanish politician (1761-1829)

*January 21st, 1761, Cabeza del Buey †March 16th, 1829, Oeiras e São Julião da Barra

51

Jan Willem de Winter

Dutch admiral (1761–1812)

*March 23rd, 1761, Kampen †June 2nd, 1812, Paris

57

Marie-Gabrielle Capet

French painter (1761-1818)

*September 6th, 1761, Lyon †November 1st, 1818, Paris

60

Dorothea von Medem

Baltic noble

*February 3rd, 1761, Mežotne †August 20th, 1821, Löbichau

67

Nicolas Frochot

French politician

*March 20th, 1761, Dijon †July 29th, 1828, Rouvres-sur-Aube

58

Angelo Anelli

Italian writer and librettist (1761-1820)

*November 1st, 1761, Desenzano del Garda †April 9th, 1820, Pavia

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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 1761 is a normal year and no leap year.

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