August, 23rd in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Wednesday 23, 2000:
Nicaragua becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. This essentially deprecated the Buenos Aires Convention treaty, because as of this date, all members of the BA Convention were also signatories to Berne.

Sunday 23, 1992:
Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida.

Thursday 23, 1990:
West Germany and East Germany announce that they will unite on October 3.

Wednesday 23, 1989:
1989 - All of Australia's 1,645 domestic airline pilots resign after the airlines threaten to sack them and sue them over a dispute.

Sunday 23, 1987:
Heavy rains and floods in Bangladesh kill hundreds of victims.

Friday 23, 1985:
Hans Tiedge, top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany.

Thursday 23, 1979:
Soviet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the United States.

Monday 23, 1976:
A major earthquake in China kills thousands of people.

Saturday 23, 1975:
Successful Communist coup in Laos

Thursday 23, 1973:
The Intelsat communication satellite is launched.

Friday 23, 1968:
Ringo Starr temporarily quits The Beatles

Tuesday 23, 1966:
Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.

Thursday 23, 1962:
First live television connection between the United States and Europe, via the Telstar satellite.

Tuesday 23, 1960:
In Equatorial Guinea, the world's largest frog (3.3 kg) is caught.

Saturday 23, 1958:
Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy.

Saturday 23, 1952:
The Arab League goes into effect.

Monday 23, 1948:
World Council of Churches is formed.

Saturday 23, 1947:
The Maynard Midgets beat Lock Haven 16-7 to win the first-ever Little League World Series championship.

Wednesday 23, 1944:
World War II: Ion Antonescu, prime minister of Romania, is arrested and a new gouverment is established. Romania exits the war against Russia joining the Allies.

Monday 23, 1943:
World War II: Kharkov liberated.

Sunday 23, 1942:
World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad

Friday 23, 1940:
World War II: The Germans start bombing London.

Wednesday 23, 1939:
World War II: Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, Baltic states, Finland and Poland are divided between the two nations.

Friday 23, 1929:
1929 - Arabs attack Jews in Israel

Tuesday 23, 1927:
Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston, Massachusetts.

Saturday 23, 1924:
The distance between Earth and Mars is the smallest since the 10th century.

Sunday 23, 1914:
Japan declares war on Germany and bombs Qingdao, China.

Tuesday 23, 1904:
The automobile tire chain is patented.

Friday 23, 1889:
First wireless message from a ship to the shore received.

Thursday 23, 1866:
Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague

Tuesday 23, 1864:
The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico

Friday 23, 1839:
The UK captures Hong Kong

Friday 23, 1833:
Slavery abolished in the British colonies

Thursday 23, 1821:
Mexico gains its independence from Spain

Monday 23, 1813:
At the Battle of Grossbeeren,the Prussians under Von Bulow repulse the French army.

Friday 23, 1799:
Napoleon leaves Egypt for France en route to seize power

Friday 23, 1793:
French Revolution: a levée en masse was decreed by the National Convention.

Monday 23, 1784:
Eastern Tennessee declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; the step is rejected by Congress one year later

Wednesday 23, 1651:
Charles II of England enters Worcester and starts a battle.

Wednesday 23, 1617:
In London, the first one-way street is established

Saturday 23, 1614:
The University of Groningen is established

Tuesday 23, 1566:
Calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands

Friday 23, 1540:
French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.

Monday 23, 1328:
King Philip VI of France is crowned.

Sunday 23, 1305:
William Wallace is executed.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/23-august/on-this-day.html


People born on August 23

1988:
Niki Leinso, Croatian singer and songwriter (b: August 23, 1988) (Biography of Niki Leinso)

1978:
Kobe Bryant, American basketball player (b: August 23, 1978) (Biography of Kobe Bryant)
Julian Casablancas, musician (b: August 23, 1978) (Biography of Julian Casablancas)

1975:
Eliza Carthy, English singer and fiddler (b: August 23, 1975) (Biography of Eliza Carthy)

1974:
Ray Park, British actor (b: August 23, 1974) (Biography of Ray Park)

1970:
Jay Mohr, American actor and comedian (b: August 23, 1970) (Biography of Jay Mohr)
River Phoenix, American actor (b: August 23, 1970 ; d: October 31, 1993) (Biography of River Phoenix)

1966:
Rik Smits, Dutch basketball player (b: August 23, 1966) (Biography of Rik Smits)

1963:
Kenny Wallace, American race car driver (b: August 23, 1963) (Biography of Kenny Wallace)

1956:
Andreas Floer, German mathematician, Floer homology, (b: August 23, 1956 ; d: May 15, 1991) (Biography of Andreas Floer)

1952:
Vicky Leandros, Greek singer (b: August 23, 1952) (Biography of Vicky Leandros)

1951:
Akhmad Kadyrov, President of Chechnya (b: August 23, 1951 ; d: May 9, 2004) (Biography of Akhmad Kadyrov)
Queen Noor of Jordan (b: August 23, 1951) (Biography of Queen Noor)

1949:
Shelley Long, American actress (b: August 23, 1949) (Biography of Shelley Long)
Rick Springfield, Australian singer and actor (b: August 23, 1949) (Biography of Rick Springfield)

1947:
Keith Moon, English singer and drummer (The Who) (b: August 23, 1947 ; d: September 7, 1978) (Biography of Keith Moon)
David Robb, British actor (b: August 23, 1947) (Biography of David Robb)

1943:
Nelson DeMille, American novelist (b: August 23, 1943) (Biography of Nelson DeMille)

1936:
Henry Lee Lucas, American serial killer (b: August 23, 1936) (Biography of Henry Lee Lucas)

1934:
Barbara Eden, American actress (b: August 23, 1934) (Biography of Barbara Eden)
Sonny Jurgensen, American football player (b: August 23, 1934) (Biography of Sonny Jurgensen)

1933:
Pete Wilson, Governor of California (b: August 23, 1933) (Biography of Pete Wilson)

1932:
Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria (b: August 23, 1932) (Biography of Houari Boumedienne)
Mark Russell, American comedian, musician, and political commentator (b: August 23, 1932) (Biography of Mark Russell)

1930:
Michel Rocard, Prime Minister of France (b: August 23, 1930) (Biography of Michel Rocard)

1929:
Vera Miles, American actress (b: August 23, 1929) (Biography of Vera Miles)

1924:
Ephraim Kishon, Israeli writer (b: August 23, 1924) (Biography of Ephraim Kishon)
Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator (b: August 23, 1924) (Biography of Dick Bruna)

1923:
Edgar F. Codd, English computer scientist (b: August 23, 1923 ; d: April 18, 2003) (Biography of Edgar F. Codd)

1922:
George Kell, baseball player (b: August 23, 1922) (Biography of George Kell)

1917:
Tex Williams, American singer (b: August 23, 1917) (Biography of Tex Williams)

1912:
Gene Kelly, American dancer and actor (b: August 23, 1912 ; d: February 2, 1996) (Biography of Gene Kelly)

1911:
Birger Ruud, Norwegian athelete (b: August 23, 1911 ; d: June 13, 1998) (Biography of Birger Ruud)

1905:
Constant Lambert, British composer (b: August 23, 1905 ; d: August 21, 1951) (Biography of Constant Lambert)

1903:
William Primrose, Scottish violist (b: August 23, 1903 ; d: May 1, 1982) (Biography of William Primrose)

1901:
John Sherman Cooper, U.S. Senator from Kentucky (b: August 23, 1901) (Biography of John Sherman Cooper)

1900:
Ernst Krenek, Austrian-born composer (b: August 23, 1900) (Biography of Ernst Krenek)

1884:
Will Cuppy, American humorist (b: August 23, 1884 ; d: September 19, 1949) (Biography of Will Cuppy)

1883:
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, U.S. general (b: August 23, 1883 ; d: September 2, 1953) (Biography of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV)

1875:
William Eccles, English radio pioneer (b: August 23, 1875 ; d: April 29, 1966) (Biography of William Eccles)

1869:
Edgar Lee Masters, American author (b: August 23, 1869) (Biography of Edgar Lee Masters)

1864:
Eleftherios Venizalos, Prime Minister of Greece (b: August 23, 1864) (Biography of Eleftherios Venizalos)

1852:
Arnold Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (b: August 23, 1852) (Biography of Arnold Toynbee)

1849:
William Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor (b: August 23, 1849) (Biography of William Ernest Henley)

1847:
Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (b: August 23, 1847 ; d: September 12, 1927) (Biography of Sarah Frances Whiting)

1829:
Moritz Cantor, German mathematician (b: August 23, 1829) (Biography of Moritz Cantor)

1785:
Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. naval officer (b: August 23, 1785 ; d: August 23, 1819) (Biography of Oliver Hazard Perry)

1783:
William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer (b: August 23, 1783 ; d: September 22, 1852) (Biography of William Tierney Clark)

1769:
Georges Cuvier, French biologist and statesman (b: August 23, 1769) (Biography of Georges Cuvier)

1754:
King Louis XVI of France (b: August 23, 1754 ; d: January 21, 1793) (Biography of Louis XVI of France)

1741:
Jean-François de Galaup, count de La Pérouse, French explorer (b: August 23, 1741) (Biography of Jean-François de Galaup, count de La Pérouse)

1623:
Stanis?aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (b: August 23, 1623 ; d: May 18, 1675) (Biography of Stanis?aw Lubieniecki)

1524:
François Hotman, French lawyer and writer (b: August 23, 1524 ; d: February 12, 1590) (Biography of François Hotman)

1486:
Sigismund von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat and historian (b: August 23, 1486 ; d: March 28, 1566) (Biography of Sigismund von Herberstein)

686:
Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (b: August 23, 686 ; d: October 22, 741) (Biography of Charles Martel)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/23-august/births.html