August 23rd, 1773

Born on August 23rd, 1773

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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

Born on August 23rd, 1773

69

Jakob Friedrich Fries

German philosopher & scholar

*August 23rd, 1773, Barby †August 10th, 1843, Jena

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Who's birthday is on August 23rd?

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

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

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

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

62

Georges Cuvier

French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)

*August 23rd, 1769, Montbéliard †May 13th, 1832, Paris

46

Thomas Dempster

British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist

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

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

85

Michel Rocard

French politician (1930–2016)

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

89

Dick Bruna

Dutch writer and illustrator

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

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

86

Marian Seldes

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

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

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

72

Robert James

British physician

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

76

Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński

Polish philosopher

*August 23rd, 1776, Wolsztyn †August 8th, 1853, Paris

83

Gene Kelly

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

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

76

Paul Otlet

Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker

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

46

Jared Fogle

American former Subway spokesperson

*August 23rd, 1977, Indianapolis

68

Giuseppe Meazza

Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)

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

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Born in 1773

68

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

*February 9th, 1773, Charles City County †April 4th, 1841, Washington, D.C.

86

Klemens von Metternich

Austrian diplomat and statesman

*May 15th, 1773, Koblenz †June 11th, 1859, Vienna

84

Robert Brown

Scottish botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion

*December 21st, 1773, Montrose †June 10th, 1858, London

55

Thomas Young

English polymath

*June 13th, 1773, Milverton †May 10th, 1829, London

86

Thomas Brisbane

British Army general

*July 23rd, 1773, Largs †January 27th, 1860, Largs

52

Johann Karl Burckhardt

French astronomer and mathematician

*April 30th, 1773, Leipzig †June 22nd, 1825, Paris

63

James Mill

Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher (1773-1836)

*April 6th, 1773, Angus †June 23rd, 1836, Kensington

70

Henri Gatien Bertrand

French general (1773-1844)

*March 28th, 1773, Châteauroux †January 31st, 1844, Châteauroux

76

Louis-Philippe I

King of the French (1773-1850)

*October 6th, 1773, Paris †August 26th, 1850, Claremont

83

George Cayley

British aeronautics engineer (1773-1857)

*December 27th, 1773, Scarborough †December 15th, 1857, Brompton

91

Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere

British Army officer, diplomat and politician (1773-1865)

*November 14th, 1773, Lleweni Hall †February 21st, 1865, Clifton

44

Nicolas Isouard

Maltese composer (1773–1818)

*May 16th, 1773, Zebbug †March 23rd, 1818, Paris

64

Nathaniel Bowditch

American astronomer and mathematician who founded modern navigation (1773-1838)

*March 26th, 1773, Salem †March 16th, 1838, Boston

51

Étienne Aignan

French translator, political writer, librettist, and playwright

*April 9th, 1773, Beaugency †June 21st, 1824, Paris

53

Robert Surcouf

French privateer

*December 12th, 1773, Saint-Malo †July 8th, 1827, Saint-Servan-sur-Mer

80

Jean-Baptiste de Villèle

Plantation and slave owner, Prime Minister of France (1773-1854)

*April 14th, 1773, Toulouse †March 13th, 1854, Toulouse

71

Henrik Steffens

German philosopher, theologian, scientist and poet

*May 2nd, 1773, Stavanger Municipality †February 13th, 1845, Berlin

76

Raphael Georg Kiesewetter

Austrian music educator and musician

*August 29th, 1773, Holešov †January 1st, 1850, Baden

66

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree

Flemish painter (1773-1839)

*February 22nd, 1773, Antwerp †December 15th, 1839, Antwerp

51

Johann Christoph von Aretin

Author (1772-1824)

*December 2nd, 1773, Ingolstadt †December 24th, 1824, Munich

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 1773 is a normal year and no leap year.

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