August 23rd, 1922

Born on August 23rd, 1922

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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, 1922

101

Roland Dumas

French lawyer and politician (1922–2024)

*August 23rd, 1922, Limoges †July 3rd, 2024, 4th arrondissement of Paris

75

Patricio Phillips Peñafiel

Chilean politician (1922-1997)

*August 23rd, 1922, Santiago †October 17th, 1997, Santiago

86

George Kell

American baseball player (1922-2009)

*August 23rd, 1922, Arkansas †March 24th, 2009, Arizona

93

Jean Darling

American actress (1922–2015)

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

95

Tônia Carrero

Brazilian actress of theater, television and cinema (1922–2018)

*August 23rd, 1922, Rio de Janeiro †March 3rd, 2018, Rio de Janeiro

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93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

*November 30th, 1922, Vienna †January 28th, 2016, Jerusalem

75

Poul Bundgaard

Danish actor and opera singer

*October 27th, 1922, Hellerup †June 3rd, 1998, Gentofte

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

*May 27th, 1922, Belgravia †June 7th, 2015, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

47

Judy Garland

American actress and singer (1922–1969)

*June 10th, 1922, Grand Rapids †June 22nd, 1969, Chelsea

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

97

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

*April 3rd, 1922, Cincinnati †May 13th, 2019, Carmel Valley

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

*March 20th, 1922, The Bronx †June 29th, 2020, Beverly Hills

95

Stan Lee

American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)

*December 28th, 1922, Manhattan †November 12th, 2018, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

82

Barbara Bel Geddes

American actress (1922–2005)

*October 31st, 1922, New York City †August 8th, 2005, Northeast Harbor

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

*January 21st, 1922, West Sussex †March 19th, 2008, Sussex

98

Arthur Ashkin

American physicist (1922-2020)

*September 2nd, 1922, Brooklyn †September 21st, 2020, Rumson

91

Sid Caesar

American comic actor and writer

*September 8th, 1922, Yonkers †February 12th, 2014, Beverly Hills

93

Patrick Macnee

English actor (1922–2015)

*February 6th, 1922, Paddington †June 25th, 2015, Rancho Mirage

89

Norodom Sihanouk

Cambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012)

*October 31st, 1922, Phnom Penh †October 15th, 2012, Beijing

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

*December 11th, 1922, Pechenga †January 10th, 2008, Los Angeles

99

Betty White

American actress and comedian (1922–2021)

*January 17th, 1922, Oak Park †December 31st, 2021, Brentwood

96

George Walker

American classical composer (1922–2018)

*June 27th, 1922, Washington, D.C. †August 23rd, 2018, Montclair

53

Margaret Leighton

British actress (1922–1976)

*February 26th, 1922, Barnt Green †January 13th, 1976, Chichester

92

Gene Amdahl

American physicist (1922-2015)

*November 16th, 1922, Flandreau †November 10th, 2015, Palo Alto

28

Tadeusz Borowski

Polish writer and journalist (1922-1951)

*November 12th, 1922, Zhytomyr †July 3rd, 1951, Warsaw

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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 1922 is a normal year and no leap year.

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