August 23rd, 1951

Born on August 23rd, 1951

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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, 1951

74

Queen Noor of Jordan

Queen and Queen Dowager of Jordan; philanthropist and activist

*August 23rd, 1951, Washington, D.C.

74

Allan Bristow

American basketball player, coach, executive

*August 23rd, 1951, Richmond

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Born in 1951

74

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

75

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

75

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

75

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

*June 2nd, 1951, Chanute †March 31st, 2017, New York City

75

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

74

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

75

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

75

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

70

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

East German football player and long-term coach of national junior football teams (1951–2022)

*January 25th, 1951, Görlitz †January 19th, 2022, Dresden

74

Michelle Bachelet

President of Chile

*September 29th, 1951, La Cisterna

73

Olivia Hussey

British actress (1951–2024)

*April 17th, 1951, Buenos Aires †December 27th, 2024, Burbank

74

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

74

Louis van Gaal

Dutch footballer and manager (born 1951)

*August 8th, 1951, Amsterdam

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer (1951–2017)

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

75

Otto Hünnerkopf

German politician

*March 14th, 1951, Wiesentheid

75

Edie McClurg

American comedian and actress

*July 23rd, 1951, Kansas City

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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 1951 is a normal year and no leap year.

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