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    This Is HISTORY | Birthdays

    Aug 23 1486

    Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein Austrian diplomat born in Vipava Slovenia (d. 1566)

    Aug 23 1524

    Francois HotmanHotomanus French lawyer and diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) born in Paris (d. 1590)

    Aug 23 1593

    Fulvio Testi Italian poet (Pianto dItalia) born in Ferrara Italy (d. 1646)

    Aug 23 1623

    Stanisaw Lubieniecki Polish astronomer born in Rakw Kielce County Poland (d. 1675)

    Aug 23 1724

    Abraham Yates American Continental Congressman born in Albany New York (d. 1796)

    Aug 23 1727

    Friedrich Hartmann Graf German composer born in Rudolstadt Germany (d. 1795)

    Aug 23 1740

    Ivan VI Emperor of Russia (-41) born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1764)

    Aug 23 1741

    Jean-Franois de Galaup comte de La Prouse French explorer born in Albi France (d. 1788)

    Aug 23 1751

    Louis-Francois Beffara French lexicographer born in Nonancourt France (d. 1838)

    Aug 23 1773

    Jakob F. Fries German philosopher born in Barby Germany (d. 1843)

    Aug 23 1783

    William Tierney Clark English civil engineer born in Bristol England (d. 1852)

    Aug 23 1805

    Anton von Schmerling Austrian statesman born in Lichtental Vienna Austria (d. 1893)

    Aug 23 1814

    James Roosevelt Bayley first Bishop of Newark New Jersey and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore born in NYC New York (d. 1877)

    Aug 23 1818

    Rufus Ingalls American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Denmark Maine (d. 1893)

    Aug 23 1829

    Moritz B. Cantor German historian of mathematics born in Mannheim Germany (d. 1920)

    Aug 23 1832

    Alexander Chambers American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Cattaraugus New York (d. 1888)

    Aug 23 1836

    Marie Henriette of Austria Queen of the Belgians born in Buda Castle Budapest Hungary (d. 1902)

    Aug 23 1843

    William Southam Canadian newspaper publisher born in Montreal Canada (d. 1932)

    Aug 23 1846

    Alexander Milne Calder Scottish-American sculptor born in Aberdeen Scotland (d. 1923)

    Aug 23 1847

    Sarah Frances Whiting American physicist and astronomer born in Wyoming New York (d. 1927)

    Aug 23 1849

    William Ernest Henley British poet critic and editor born in Gloucester England (d. 1903)

    Aug 23 1852

    Arnold Toynbee English economic historian and social reformer born in London (d. 1883)

    Aug 23 1852

    Clmaco Caldern President of Colombia for one day in 1882 born in Santa Rosa de Viterbo Colombia (d. 1913)

    Aug 23 1854

    Moritz Moszkowski Polish-German composer born in Breslau Prussia (d. 1925)

    Aug 23 1864

    Eleftherios K. Venizalos Premier of Greece (1910-15 28-32) born in Mournies Greece (d. 1936)

    Aug 23 1867

    Marcel Schwob French writer and journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants) born in Chaville France (d. 1905)

    Aug 23 1869

    Edgar Lee Masters American poet and novelist (Spoon River Anthology) born in Garnett Kansas (d. 1950)

    Aug 23 1869

    James (Sunny Jim) Rolph San Francisco mayor (1912-31) born in San Francisco California (d. 1934)

    Aug 23 1875

    William Eccles English physicist and radio pioneer born in Barrow-in-Furness England (d. 1966)

    Aug 23 1875

    Eugene Lanceray Russian artist born in Pavlovsk Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1946)

    Aug 23 1879

    Alfrds Kalni Latvian composer born in Csis Russian Empire (d. 1951)

    Aug 23 1880

    Alexander Grin Russian novelist (Jessie and Morgiana) born in Vyatka Kirov Oblast Russia (d. 1932)

    Aug 23 1881

    Louis Schelfhout Dutch painter and graphic artist born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1943)

    HISTORICAL EVENTS | ON THIS DAY

    Aug 23 1046 King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese

    Aug 23 1328 Battle at Kassel French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers

    Aug 23 1514 Battle of Chaldiran ended with a decisive victory for the Sultan Selim I Ottoman Empire over the Shah Ismail I Safavids founder.

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