August 23rd, 1962

Born on August 23rd, 1962

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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, 1962

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Thomas Schröder

German sprinter

*August 23rd, 1962, Waren

63

Martin Cauchon

Canadian lawyer, politician

*August 23rd, 1962, La Malbaie

63

Paula Toller

Brazilian singer

*August 23rd, 1962, Rio de Janeiro

63

Dominique Frot

French actress

*August 23rd, 1962, Rochefort

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Born in 1962

64

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

64

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

64

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

64

Nik P.

Austrian singer

*April 6th, 1962, Friesach

63

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

63

Keir Starmer

British lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024

*September 2nd, 1962, Southwark

64

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

64

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

64

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

63

Damian Halata

German association football player and manager

*August 8th, 1962, Świętochłowice

63

Dietmar Schacht

German association football player and manager

*September 28th, 1962, Duisburg

64

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

64

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

63

Steve Moneghetti

Australian long distance runner

*September 26th, 1962, Ballarat

64

Frank Baranowski

German politician

*June 17th, 1962, Gelsenkirchen

61

Steve Albini

American record engineer, rock musician and poker player

*July 22nd, 1962, Pasadena †May 7th, 2024, Chicago

63

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

63

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

64

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

63

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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