August 23rd, 1920

Born on August 23rd, 1920

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

Born on August 23rd, 1920

80

Leo Marini

Argentinian singer (1920-2000)

*August 23rd, 1920, Mendoza †October 15th, 2000, Mendoza

66

Nobuo Ayukawa

Japanese poet and writer (1920-1986)

*August 23rd, 1920, Tokyo †October 17th, 1986

96

William S. Massey

American mathematician

*August 23rd, 1920, Chicago †June 17th, 2017, Hamden

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95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

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

89

Philippe Mestre

French politician and writer

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

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

89

Dick Bruna

Dutch writer and illustrator

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

85

Michel Rocard

French politician (1930–2016)

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

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

41

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020)

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

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

68

Giuseppe Meazza

Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)

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

87

Marianne Stone

English actress (1922–2009)

*August 23rd, 1922, London †December 21st, 2009, London

49

Konstantin Novoselov

Russian-British physicist known for graphene work

*August 23rd, 1974, Nizhny Tagil

99

Robert Solow

American economist (1924～2023)

*August 23rd, 1924, Brooklyn †December 21st, 2023, Lexington

45

Andrew Rannells

American actor and singer

*August 23rd, 1978, Omaha

80

John Gallaudet

American actor (1903-1983)

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

88

Robert Curl

American chemist

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

93

Jean Darling

American actress (1922–2015)

*August 23rd, 1922, Santa Monica †September 4th, 2015, Rodgau

78

Thomas A. Steitz

American biochemist

*August 23rd, 1940, Milwaukee †October 9th, 2018, Branford

46

Thomas Dempster

British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist

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

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65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

80

Ingeborg Meyer-Rey

German illustrator (1920-2001)

*December 14th, 1920, Berlin †April 4th, 2001, Berlin

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

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

Yes: 1920 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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