August 23rd, 1943

Born on August 23rd, 1943

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What happened on August 23rd, 1943?

August 23rd, 1943

World War II: Kharkiv is liberated by the Soviet Red Army for the second time after the Battle of Kursk.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else happened on August 23rd?

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, 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, 1943

80

Nelson DeMille

American writer

*August 23rd, 1943, Jamaica

77

Rodney Alcala

American serial killer (1943-2021)

*August 23rd, 1943, San Antonio †July 24th, 2021, Corcoran

75

Bobby Diamond

American actor (1943-2019)

*August 23rd, 1943, Los Angeles †May 15th, 2019, Thousand Oaks

80

Roger Oakley

Australian actor

*August 23rd, 1943, Auckland

74

Ed Barnowski

Baseball player (1943-2017)

*August 23rd, 1943, Scranton †October 17th, 2017, Naples

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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

89

Philippe Mestre

French politician and writer

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

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

45

Andrew Rannells

American actor and singer

*August 23rd, 1978, Omaha

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

41

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020)

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

80

John Gallaudet

American actor (1903-1983)

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

78

Thomas A. Steitz

American biochemist

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

68

Giuseppe Meazza

Italian association football player and manager (1910-1979)

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

78

Rita Pavone

Italian actress and singer (1945-)

*August 23rd, 1945, Turin

49

Konstantin Novoselov

Russian-British physicist known for graphene work

*August 23rd, 1974, Nizhny Tagil

86

Marian Seldes

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

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

81

Lee Roy Reams

American actor, dancer and singer

*August 23rd, 1942, Covington

81

Patricia McBride

American ballet dancer

*August 23rd, 1942, Teaneck

39

Ashley Williams

Welsh association football player (born 1984)

*August 23rd, 1984, Wolverhampton

76

Paul Otlet

Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker

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

78

Carmen-Maja Antoni

German actress

*August 23rd, 1945, Berlin

53

Jay Mohr

American actor and comedian

*August 23rd, 1970, Verona

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Born in 1943

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

80

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Mary Woronov

American actress and author

*December 8th, 1943, Palm Beach

80

Michael Morpurgo

British children's writer

*October 5th, 1943, St Albans

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

79

Ben Kingsley

English actor

*December 31st, 1943, Snainton

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

79

John Kerry

American politician and diplomat (born 1943)

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

80

John Leeson

English actor

*March 16th, 1943, Leicester

80

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

80

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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