August 23rd, 1951

Born on August 23rd, 1951

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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, 1951

52

Akhmad Kadyrov

Russian Chechen politician and Islamic religious leader (1951–2004)

*August 23rd, 1951, Karaganda †May 9th, 2004, Grozny

72

Mark Hudson

American musician, songwriter, and record producer

*August 23rd, 1951, Portland

72

Queen Noor of Jordan

Queen and Queen Dowager of Jordan; philanthropist and activist

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

63

Jimi Jamison

American singer (1951–2014)

*August 23rd, 1951, Holmes County †August 31st, 2014, Raleigh

72

Allan Bristow

American basketball player, coach, executive

*August 23rd, 1951, Richmond

63

Michael Kunzler

German priest (1951-2014)

*August 23rd, 1951, Saarbrücken †December 15th, 2014, Saarbrücken

51

Patrick Moerell

French caricaturist

*August 23rd, 1951, 14th arrondissement of Paris †January 14th, 2003, Tremblay-en-France

66

Petr Šabach

Czech writer (1951–2017)

*August 23rd, 1951, Prague †September 16th, 2017, Prague

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67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

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

74

Jacques Weber

French actor, film director and screenwriter

*August 23rd, 1949, Paris

76

Willy Russell

British dramatist, lyricist and composer

*August 23rd, 1947, Whiston

74

William Lane Craig

American Christian apologist and theologian

*August 23rd, 1949, Peoria

89

Philippe Mestre

French politician and writer

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

41

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020)

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

73

Roza Otunbayeva

President of Kyrgyzstan

*August 23rd, 1950, Bishkek

76

Linda Thompson

British singer

*August 23rd, 1947, London

69

Halimah Yacob

8th President of Singapore

*August 23rd, 1954, Singapore

85

Michel Rocard

French politician (1930–2016)

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

49

Konstantin Novoselov

Russian-British physicist known for graphene work

*August 23rd, 1974, Nizhny Tagil

74

Vicky Leandros

Greek singer

*August 23rd, 1949, Palaiokastritsa

89

Dick Bruna

Dutch writer and illustrator

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

45

Andrew Rannells

American actor and singer

*August 23rd, 1978, Omaha

86

Marian Seldes

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

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

74

Shelley Long

American actress and comedian (born 1949)

*August 23rd, 1949, Fort Wayne

71

Kirby Dick

American film director, producer and screenwriter

*August 23rd, 1952, Phoenix

68

David Learner

British actor

*August 23rd, 1955, Hammersmith

78

Thomas A. Steitz

American biochemist

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

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72

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

72

Jesse Ventura

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

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

72

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

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

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

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

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

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

72

Imelda Wiguna

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1951, Slawi

73

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

72

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

73

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

72

Sven-Åke Nilsson

Road racing cyclist

*September 13th, 1951, Malmö

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

French novelist

*January 1st, 1951, Paris

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1951 is a normal year and no leap year.

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