August 23rd, 1830

Born on August 23rd, 1830

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

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

32

František Chládek

Czech poet

*August 23rd, 1829, Hředle †September 20th, 1861, Senomaty

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

46

Thomas Dempster

British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist

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

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

76

Paul Otlet

Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker

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

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

90

Moritz Cantor

German historian of mathematics (1829-1920)

*August 23rd, 1829, Mannheim †April 9th, 1920, Heidelberg

83

Gene Kelly

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

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

68

Giuseppe Meazza

Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)

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

80

John Gallaudet

American actor (1903-1983)

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

46

Jared Fogle

American former Subway spokesperson

*August 23rd, 1977, Indianapolis

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Born in 1830

55

Emily Dickinson

American poet (1830-1886)

*December 10th, 1830, Amherst †May 15th, 1886, Amherst

83

Frédéric Mistral

Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige

*September 8th, 1830, Maillane †March 25th, 1914, Maillane

64

Hans von Bülow

German conductor and pianist (1830–1894)

*January 8th, 1830, Dresden †February 12th, 1894, Cairo

72

Luigi Cremona

Italian mathematician (1830-1903)

*December 7th, 1830, Pavia †June 10th, 1903, Rome

73

Camille Pissarro

Danish-French painter (1830—1903)

*July 10th, 1830, Charlotte Amalie †November 13th, 1903, Paris

86

Franz Joseph I of Austria

Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916)

*August 18th, 1830, Schönbrunn Palace †November 21st, 1916, Schönbrunn Palace

77

Hector Malot

French writer (1830–1907)

*May 20th, 1830, La Bouille †July 18th, 1907, Fontenay-sous-Bois

74

Louise Michel

French author and anarchist (1830-1905)

*May 29th, 1830, Vroncourt-la-Côte †January 9th, 1905, Marseille

66

Augusto Barazzuoli

Italian politician

*August 15th, 1830, Monticiano †December 10th, 1896, Florence

84

Paul Heyse

German writer

*March 15th, 1830, Berlin †April 2nd, 1914, Munich

69

Romain Bussine

French opera singer

*November 4th, 1830, Paris †December 20th, 1899, Paris

83

Addison Brown

United States federal judge, astronomer and botanist (1830-1913)

*February 21st, 1830, West Newbury †April 9th, 1913, New York City

46

Abdülaziz

32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1861 to 1876

*February 8th, 1830, Constantinople †June 4th, 1876, Constantinople

73

Julius von Horst

Austrian general and politician, Minister of Defence 1871-1880

*April 12th, 1830, Sibiu †February 6th, 1904, Graz

69

Guido Gezelle

Belgian poet, journalist, teacher, monastery director and priest

*May 1st, 1830, Bruges †November 27th, 1899, Bruges

73

Isabella II of Spain

Queen of Spain (1833-1868)

*October 10th, 1830, Madrid †April 9th, 1904, Paris

64

Christina Rossetti

English poet

*December 5th, 1830, London †December 29th, 1894, London

84

Porfirio Díaz

President of Mexico (1830–1915)

*September 15th, 1830, Oaxaca †July 2nd, 1915, Paris

100

Mary Harris Jones

Irish-born American labor and community organizer (1837–1930)

*May 1st, 1830, Cork †November 30th, 1930, Silver Spring

74

Eadweard Muybridge

English-American photographer

*April 9th, 1830, Kingston upon Thames †May 8th, 1904, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

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.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1830 is a normal year and no leap year.

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