August 23rd, 1935

Born on August 23rd, 1935

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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

Same year
Born in 1935

76

Géza Alföldy

Hungaro-german historian of classical antiquity (1935-2011)

*June 7th, 1935, Budapest †November 6th, 2011, Athens

42

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

*January 8th, 1935, Tupelo †August 16th, 1977, Memphis

91

Kjeld Hillingsø

Danish general

*April 21st, 1935, Frederiksberg

88

Alain Delon

French actor (1935–2024)

*November 8th, 1935, Sceaux †August 18th, 2024, Douchy-Montcorbon

88

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (1935–2024)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John †June 20th, 2024, Miami

91

Helmut Benthaus

German association football player and manager

*June 5th, 1935, Herne

81

James Cotton

American blues singer-songwriter (1935–2017)

*July 1st, 1935, Tunica †March 16th, 2017, Austin

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

90

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

*October 1st, 1935, Walton-on-Thames

90

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

82

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

*February 3rd, 1935, Point Pleasant †March 14th, 2017, Modesto

90

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

84

Diahann Carroll

American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)

*July 17th, 1935, The Bronx †October 4th, 2019, Los Angeles

91

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

88

Peter Schickele

American composer, musical educator, and parodist (1935-2024)

*July 17th, 1935, Ames †January 16th, 2024, Bearsville

90

Mahmoud Abbas

President of the State of Palestine since 2005

*November 15th, 1935, Safed

71

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor (1935–2007)

*October 12th, 1935, Modena †September 6th, 2007, Modena

90

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

King of Saudi Arabia since 2015

*December 31st, 1935, Riyadh

91

Judd Hirsch

American actor

*March 15th, 1935, The Bronx

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1935 is a normal year and no leap year.

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