August 23rd, 2010

Born on August 23rd, 2010

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What happened on August 23rd, 2010?

August 23rd, 2010

The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_hostage_crisis

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_National_Police

What else 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, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 23rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 23rd?

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

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

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

41

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020)

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

89

Philippe Mestre

French politician and writer

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

45

Andrew Rannells

American actor and singer

*August 23rd, 1978, Omaha

49

Konstantin Novoselov

Russian-British physicist known for graphene work

*August 23rd, 1974, Nizhny Tagil

74

Jacques Weber

French actor, film director and screenwriter

*August 23rd, 1949, Paris

46

Jared Fogle

American former Subway spokesperson

*August 23rd, 1977, Indianapolis

76

Willy Russell

British dramatist, lyricist and composer

*August 23rd, 1947, Whiston

41

Natalie Coughlin

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder

*August 23rd, 1982, Vallejo

85

Michel Rocard

French politician (1930–2016)

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

38

Adrian Molina

American screenwriter

*August 23rd, 1985, Yuba City

89

Dick Bruna

Dutch writer and illustrator

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

39

Glen Johnson

English association football player (born 1984)

*August 23rd, 1984, Greenwich

86

Marian Seldes

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

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

35

Jeremy Lin

American basketball player

*August 23rd, 1988, Torrance

46

Thomas Dempster

British philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist

*August 23rd, 1579, Aberdeenshire †September 6th, 1625, Bologna

23

River Phoenix

American actor and musician (1970–1993)

*August 23rd, 1970, Madras †October 31st, 1993, West Hollywood

26

Lil Yachty

American rapper (born 1997)

*August 23rd, 1997, Mableton

38

Louis XVI of France

King of France and Navarre (1754-1793)

*August 23rd, 1754, Palace of Versailles †January 21st, 1793, place de la Concorde

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13

Cosima Windsor

Noblewoman; daughter of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, and Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster; granddaughter of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

*May 20th, 2010, London

13

Federico Ielapi

Italian actor

*July 12th, 2010, Rome

14

Tihon Chernyaev

Ukrainian chess player

*March 1st, 2010, Kharkiv

13

Andrey Andreev

Russian actor

*October 18th, 2010, Moscow

13

Jaidyn Triplett

American actress and model

*November 24th, 2010, Ohio

13

Tanitoluwa Adewumi

Nigerian-born chess player

*September 3rd, 2010, Ado Ekiti

14

Hailey Dawson

American girl with robotic hand, first person to throw out ceremonial first pitch in all 30 MLB baseball stadiums

*March 2nd, 2010, Henderson

13

Emmanuella

Nigerian YouTube personality and comedian

*July 22nd, 2010, Port Harcourt

13

Louis de Bourbon

Firstborn son and heir to the throne pretender loyalist France

*May 28th, 2010, New York City

13

Savannah Phillips

Granddaughter of Anne, Princess Royal; great-granddaughter of Elizabeth II

*December 29th, 2010, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

13

Beren Gökyıldız

Turkish actress

*November 29th, 2010, Istanbul

14

Taj Farrant

Australian guitarist

*April 20th, 2010, Gosford

13

Onyok Pineda

Filipino child actor

*October 1st, 2010, Bacoor

13

Kingston Foster

American actress

*July 26th, 2010, United States of America

13

Efrem Marianus Almeida Santos Jeronimo

East Timorese former footballer

*June 10th, 2010, East Timor

13

Sophie Cruz

American child activist

*December 17th, 2010, United States of America

13

Jude Hill

Northern Irish child actor

*August 1st, 2010, Gilford

14

Kim Ha-yeon

South Korean television and film actress

*February 6th, 2010, South Korea

13

Side Eyeing Chloe

Internet meme from 2013

*November 30th, 2010, Utah

13

Lisa Irwin

Missing child

*November 11th, 2010, Independence

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