August 23rd, 1965

Born on August 23rd, 1965

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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, 1965

60

Ilija Trojanow

German writer

*August 23rd, 1965, Sofia

60

Roger Avary

Canadian producer, screenwriter and director

*August 23rd, 1965, Flin Flon

Same year
Born in 1965

61

Martin Sonneborn

German satirist, journalist and politician

*May 15th, 1965, Göttingen

61

Claudine Loquen

French painter and sculptor

*February 22nd, 1965, Sainte-Adresse

61

Jan Tore Sanner

Norwegian politician

*May 6th, 1965, Bærum Municipality

53

Jörg Stübner

German footballer (1965–2019)

*July 23rd, 1965, Freiberg †June 24th, 2019, Dresden

60

J. K. Rowling

British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

*July 31st, 1965, Yate

60

Norbert Röttgen

German politician (CDU)

*July 2nd, 1965, Meckenheim

61

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

60

Dmitry Medvedev

President of Russia from 2008 to 2012

*September 14th, 1965, Saint Petersburg

60

Karl-Heinz Riedle

German association football player and manager

*September 16th, 1965, Weiler-Simmerberg

60

Andreas Thom

German association football player and manager

*September 7th, 1965, Rüdersdorf bei Berlin

60

Bastian Sick

German journalist

*July 17th, 1965, Lübeck

60

Gero Miesenböck

Austrian neuroscientist

*July 15th, 1965, Braunau am Inn

48

Wolfgang Herrndorf

German novelist, painter, and illustrator (1965-2013)

*June 12th, 1965, Hamburg †August 26th, 2013, Berlin

60

Shah Rukh Khan

Indian actor, producer and television personality

*November 2nd, 1965, New Delhi

61

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

60

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

60

Winfried Bausback

German politician

*October 22nd, 1965, Aschaffenburg

60

Salman Khan

Indian actor and producer (born 1965)

*December 27th, 1965, Indore

60

Petro Poroshenko

5th President of Ukraine

*September 26th, 1965, Bolhrad

60

Laurent Blanc

French association football player and manager

*November 19th, 1965, Alès

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Born on August 23rd, 1965
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1965 is a normal year and no leap year.

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