August 23rd, 2002

Born on August 23rd, 2002

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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, 2002

23

Adam Obert

Slovak association football player

*August 23rd, 2002, Bratislava

23

Indiana Massara

Australian singer, actress, model, and Internet personality

*August 23rd, 2002, Coolbinia

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Born in 2002

23

Alika Milova

Estonian singer-songwriter

*September 5th, 2002, Narva

23

Benson Boone

American singer-songwriter

*June 25th, 2002, Monroe

23

NLE Choppa

American rapper from Tennessee (born 2002)

*November 1st, 2002, Memphis

23

Nessa Barrett

American singer

*August 6th, 2002, Galloway Township

24

Josie Nelson

British cyclist

*April 8th, 2002, Burton upon Trent

24

Trueno

Argentinian rapper and singer

*March 25th, 2002, La Boca

23

João Gomes

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 31st, 2002, Serrita

23

Joakim Oldorff

Finnish badminton player

*December 14th, 2002, Helsinki

19

Einár

Swedish rapper (2002–2021)

*September 5th, 2002, Stockholm †October 21st, 2021, Hammarby Sjöstad

23

Niklas Krütten

German racing driver

*October 20th, 2002, Trier

23

Tobias Lund Andresen

Danish cyclist, born 2002

*August 20th, 2002, Taastrup

23

Alessandra Mele

Norwegian-Italian singer

*September 5th, 2002, Pietra Ligure

23

Finn Wolfhard

Canadian actor and musician

*December 23rd, 2002, Vancouver

23

Jacob Sartorius

American singer and Internet personality

*October 2nd, 2002, Tulsa

24

Sofie Lundgaard

Danish association football player

*May 29th, 2002, Aalborg

23

Levi Miller

Australian actor and model

*September 30th, 2002, Brisbane

23

Gaten Matarazzo

American actor

*September 8th, 2002, New London

24

Arnaud De Lie

Belgian cyclist

*March 16th, 2002, Lescheret

23

Lewis MacDougall

British actor

*June 5th, 2002, Edinburgh

23

Maddie Ziegler

American dancer and actress

*September 30th, 2002, Pittsburgh

Birthdays of famous people

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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Born on August 23rd, 2002
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2002 is a normal year and no leap year.

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