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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===Pre-1600=== | ===Pre-1600=== | ||
*[[AD 79|79]] – [[Mount Vesuvius]] begins stirring, on the feast day of [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]], the [[Roman god]] of fire.<ref>{{cite book|author=Ethelbert Stauffer|title=Christ and the Caesars|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kz1KAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147|year=2008|publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers|isbn=978-1-55635-818-0|pages=147}}</ref> | *[[AD 79|79]] – [[Mount Vesuvius]] begins stirring, on the feast day of [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]], the [[Roman god]] of fire.<ref>{{cite book|author=Ethelbert Stauffer|title=Christ and the Caesars|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kz1KAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147|year=2008|publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers|isbn=978-1-55635-818-0|pages=147}}</ref> | ||
* [[476]] – [[Odoacer]], chieftain of the Germanic tribes ([[Heruli]]c – [[Sciri]]an ''[[foederati]]''), is proclaimed ''rex Italiae'' ("[[King of Italy]]") by his troops. | * [[476]] – [[Odoacer]], chieftain of the Germanic tribes ([[Heruli]]c – [[Sciri]]an ''[[foederati]]''), is proclaimed ''rex Italiae'' ("[[King of Italy]]") by his troops.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Williams|editor-first=Henry Smith|title=The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise and Development of Nations as Recorded by the Great Writers of All Ages|location=London|publisher=The Times|date=1907|oclc=33838498|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iHNKAQAAMAAJ|page=378}}</ref> | ||
*[[1244]] – [[Siege of Jerusalem (1244)|Siege of Jerusalem]]: The city | *[[1244]] – [[Siege of Jerusalem (1244)|Siege of Jerusalem]]: The city [[History of Jerusalem (Middle Ages)#Khwarezmian control|surrenders]] to the [[Khwarazmiyya]], ending Christian control of the Jerusalem for the next 672 years.<ref>{{cite book|last=Nicholson|first=Helen J.|title=The Knights Hospitaller|location=Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK|publisher=Boydell Press|date=2001|isbn=9780851158457|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oGppfVJMKjsC|page=26|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Jacques|first=Tony|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles From Antiquity Through the Twenty-First Century|location=Westport, Conn.|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=2007|isbn=9780313335365|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EbLOEAAAQBAJ|page=491}}</ref> | ||
*[[1268]] – The [[Battle of Tagliacozzo]] | *[[1268]] – The [[Battle of Tagliacozzo]]: The army of Prince [[Conradin]] is nearly destroyed by [[Charles I of Anjou|Charles of Anjou]], ending [[Hohenstaufen]] control over the [[Kingdom of Sicily (Medieval and Early Modern)|Kingdom of Sicily]] and leaving the [[Capetian House of Anjou|Angevins]] in control.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bradbury|first=Jim|title=The Routledge Companion to Medieval Warfare|location=London|publisher=Routledge|date=2006|isbn=9780415413954|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3FRsBgAAQBAJ|page=236}}</ref> | ||
*[[1328]] – [[Battle of Cassel (1328)|Battle of Cassel]]: French troops stop an uprising of [[Flemish people|Flemish]] farmers. | *[[1328]] – [[Battle of Cassel (1328)|Battle of Cassel]]: French troops stop an uprising of [[Flemish people|Flemish]] farmers.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jacques|first=Tony|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles From Antiquity Through the Twenty-First Century|location=Westport, Conn.|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=2007|isbn=9780313335365|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EbLOEAAAQBAJ|page=208}}</ref> | ||
*[[1382]] – | *[[1382]] – The [[Golden Horde]], led by [[Khan (title)|Khan]] [[Tokhtamysh]], begins the [[Siege of Moscow (1382)|Siege of Moscow]], which ends four days later with the storming of the city and the death of Muscovite Prince Ostei.<ref>{{cite book|last=Purton|first=P.F.|title=A History of the Late Medieval Siege, 1200-1500|location=Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|date=2010|isbn=9781843834502|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WaEaIsb1Y6gC|pages=157–158}}</ref> | ||
*[[1514]] – The [[Battle of Chaldiran]] ends with a decisive victory for the [[Selim I|Sultan Selim I]], [[Ottoman Empire]], over the [[Shah Ismail I]], founder of the [[Safavid dynasty]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi|title=Akbar: The Architect of the Mughul Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pVWgAAAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Idarah-i-Adabiyat-i-Delli|page=120}}</ref> | *[[1514]] – The [[Battle of Chaldiran]] ends with a decisive victory for the [[Selim I|Sultan Selim I]], [[Ottoman Empire]], over the [[Shah Ismail I]], founder of the [[Safavid dynasty]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi|title=Akbar: The Architect of the Mughul Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pVWgAAAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Idarah-i-Adabiyat-i-Delli|page=120}}</ref> | ||
*[[1521]] – [[Christian II of Denmark]] is deposed as [[king of Sweden]] and [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav Vasa]] is elected [[regent]]. | *[[1521]] – [[Christian II of Denmark]] is deposed as [[king of Sweden]] and [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav Vasa]] is elected [[regent]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Scott|first=Franklin D.|title=Sweden, the Nation's History|location=Carbondale, Ill.|publisher=Southern Illinois University Press|date=1988|isbn=9780809315130|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qv8zxie3A18C|page=120}}</ref> | ||
*[[1541]] – French explorer [[Jacques Cartier]] lands near [[Quebec City]] in his third voyage to Canada. | *[[1541]] – French explorer [[Jacques Cartier]] lands near [[Quebec City]] in his third voyage to Canada.<ref>{{cite book|last=Trudel|first=Marcel|chapter=Cartier, Jacques|title=The Canadian Encyclopedia|editor-last=Marsh|editor-first=James H.|location=Toronto|publisher=McClelland & Stewart|date=1999|isbn=0771020996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wR_-aSFyvuYC|page=406}}</ref> | ||
*[[1572]] – [[French Wars of Religion]]: Mob violence against thousands of [[Huguenot]]s in [[Paris]] results in the [[St. Bartholomew's Day massacre]]. | *[[1572]] – [[French Wars of Religion]]: Mob violence against thousands of [[Huguenot]]s in [[Paris]] results in the [[St. Bartholomew's Day massacre]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mikaberidze|first=Alexander|chapter=St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (1572)|title=Atrocities, Massacres, and War Crimes: An Encyclopedia. Volume 2: M-Z|editor-last=Mikaberidze|editor-first=Alexander|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|date=2013|isbn=9781598849257|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3RjOEAAAQBAJ|page=642}}</ref> | ||
*[[1595]] – [[Long Turkish War]]: [[List of rulers of Wallachia|Wallachian prince]] [[Michael the Brave]] confronts the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] army in the [[Battle of Călugăreni]] and achieves a [[tactical victory]]. | *[[1595]] – [[Long Turkish War]]: [[List of rulers of Wallachia|Wallachian prince]] [[Michael the Brave]] confronts the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] army in the [[Battle of Călugăreni]] and achieves a [[tactical victory]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Somel |first1=Selcuk Aksin |title=Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire |date=13 February 2003 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6606-5 |page=xxxiv |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jGZQL41tg_oC |access-date=22 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
*[[1600]] – [[Battle of Gifu Castle]]: The eastern forces of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] defeat the western [[Sengoku period|Japanese]] clans loyal to [[Toyotomi Hideyori]], leading to the destruction of [[Gifu Castle]] and serving as a prelude to the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. | *[[1600]] – [[Battle of Gifu Castle]]: The eastern forces of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] defeat the western [[Sengoku period|Japanese]] clans loyal to [[Toyotomi Hideyori]], leading to the destruction of [[Gifu Castle]] and serving as a prelude to the [[Battle of Sekigahara]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Glenn|first=Chris|title=Battle of Sekigahara: The Greatest, Bloodiest, Most Decisive Samurai Battle Ever|location=Barnsley, S. Yorkshire, UK|publisher=Frontline Books|date=2025|isbn=9781399014175|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QLNFEAAAQBAJ|page=167}}</ref> | ||
===1601–1900=== | ===1601–1900=== | ||
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*[[1922]] – [[Nazik Al-Malaika]], Iraqi poet and academic (died 2007) | *[[1922]] – [[Nazik Al-Malaika]], Iraqi poet and academic (died 2007) | ||
* 1922 – [[Jean Darling]], American actress and singer (died 2015) | * 1922 – [[Jean Darling]], American actress and singer (died 2015) | ||
* 1922 – [[George Kell]], American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2009)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 23: Andrew Rannells, Shelley Long |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/23/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-23-Andrew-Rannells-Shelley-Long/4801661104966/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=23 August 2022}}</ref> | * 1922 – [[George Kell]], American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2009)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 23: Andrew Rannells, Shelley Long |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/23/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-23-Andrew-Rannells-Shelley-Long/4801661104966/ |publisher=[[United Press International|UPI]] |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=23 August 2022}}</ref> | ||
*[[1924]] – [[Ephraim Kishon]], Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (died 2005) | *[[1924]] – [[Ephraim Kishon]], Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (died 2005) | ||
*1924 – [[Madeleine Riffaud]], French poet, journalist and Resistance member (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=Brian |date=November 7, 2024 |title=Madeleine Riffaud, who fought for Paris with French Resistance, dies at 100 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/11/07/madeleine-riffaud-french-resistance-dies/ |access-date=November 16, 2024 |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> | *1924 – [[Madeleine Riffaud]], French poet, journalist and Resistance member (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=Brian |date=November 7, 2024 |title=Madeleine Riffaud, who fought for Paris with French Resistance, dies at 100 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/11/07/madeleine-riffaud-french-resistance-dies/ |access-date=November 16, 2024 |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> | ||
* 1924 – [[Robert Solow]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2023) | * 1924 – [[Robert Solow]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2023) | ||
*[[1925]] – [[Robert Mulligan]], American director and producer (died 2008) | *[[1925]] – [[Robert Mulligan]], American director and producer (died 2008) | ||
*[[1926]] – [[Clifford Geertz]], American anthropologist and academic (died 2006) | *[[1926]] – [[Clifford Geertz]], American anthropologist and academic (died 2006) | ||
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* 1930 – [[Vera Miles]], American actress<ref name="UPI" /> | * 1930 – [[Vera Miles]], American actress<ref name="UPI" /> | ||
*[[1931]] – [[Barbara Eden]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 23, 2022 includes celebrity Rick Springfield |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-23-2022-includes-celebrity-rick-springfield.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=23 August 2022}}</ref> | *[[1931]] – [[Barbara Eden]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 23, 2022 includes celebrity Rick Springfield |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-23-2022-includes-celebrity-rick-springfield.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=23 August 2022}}</ref> | ||
* 1931 – [[Hamilton O. Smith]], American microbiologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate | * 1931 – [[Hamilton O. Smith]], American microbiologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2025) | ||
*[[1932]] – [[Houari Boumediene]], Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd [[President of Algeria]] (died 1978) | *[[1932]] – [[Houari Boumediene]], Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd [[President of Algeria]] (died 1978) | ||
* 1932 – [[Enos Nkala]], Zimbabwean soldier and politician, [[Ministry of Defence (Zimbabwe)|Zimbabwean Minister of Defence]] (died 2013) | * 1932 – [[Enos Nkala]], Zimbabwean soldier and politician, [[Ministry of Defence (Zimbabwe)|Zimbabwean Minister of Defence]] (died 2013) | ||
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* 1933 – [[Don Talbot]], Australian swim coach and administrator (died 2020) | * 1933 – [[Don Talbot]], Australian swim coach and administrator (died 2020) | ||
* 1933 – [[Pete Wilson]], American commander and politician, 36th [[Governor of California]] | * 1933 – [[Pete Wilson]], American commander and politician, 36th [[Governor of California]] | ||
*[[1934]] – [[Sonny Jurgensen]], American football player and sportscaster<ref | *[[1934]] – [[Sonny Jurgensen]], American football player and sportscaster (died 2026)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen, one of Washington’s greatest football players, dies at 91 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2026/02/06/sonny-jurgensen-dead-redskins-commanders/ |website=The Washington Post |access-date=9 February 2026 |date=6 February 2026}}</ref> | ||
*[[1935]] – [[Roy Strong]], English historian, curator, and author | *[[1935]] – [[Roy Strong]], English historian, curator, and author | ||
*[[1936]] – [[Rudy Lewis]], American R&B singer (died 1964) | *[[1936]] – [[Rudy Lewis]], American R&B singer (died 1964) | ||
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* 1990 – [[Mike Yastrzemski]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yastrmi01.shtml|title=Mike Yastrzemski Stats|website=Baseball Reference|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> | * 1990 – [[Mike Yastrzemski]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yastrmi01.shtml|title=Mike Yastrzemski Stats|website=Baseball Reference|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> | ||
*[[1992]] – [[Nicola Docherty]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicola Docherty |url=https://www.rangers.co.uk/player/nicola-docherty/2zE3ACuOftnF86XvgmB9Pm |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=www.rangers.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> | *[[1992]] – [[Nicola Docherty]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicola Docherty |url=https://www.rangers.co.uk/player/nicola-docherty/2zE3ACuOftnF86XvgmB9Pm |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=www.rangers.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> | ||
* 1992 – [[Will Toledo]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glide |title=Happy 30th Birthday - Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest |url=https://glidemagazine.com/video/happy-30th-birthday-will-toledo-of-car-seat-headrest/ |access-date=25 August 2025 |website=Glide Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
*[[1993]] – [[Taylor Decker]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Taylor Decker |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2976292/taylor-decker |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> | *[[1993]] – [[Taylor Decker]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Taylor Decker |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2976292/taylor-decker |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> | ||
* 1993 – [[Tyler Glasnow]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyler Glasnow |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tyler-glasnow-607192 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> | * 1993 – [[Tyler Glasnow]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyler Glasnow |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tyler-glasnow-607192 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> | ||
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*[[1995]] – [[Gabriela Lee]], Romanian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gabriela Lee {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/319454/gabriela-lee |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gabriela Lee – Player Profile – Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/gabriela-lee_prs545876/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref> | *[[1995]] – [[Gabriela Lee]], Romanian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gabriela Lee {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/319454/gabriela-lee |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gabriela Lee – Player Profile – Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/gabriela-lee_prs545876/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref> | ||
* 1995 – [[Cameron Norrie]], British tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameron Norrie {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/overview |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> | * 1995 – [[Cameron Norrie]], British tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameron Norrie {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/cameron-norrie/n771/overview |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> | ||
*[[1996]] – [[Alejo Igoa]], Argentine YouTuber<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/1090943/sociedad/quien-alejo-igoa-youtuber-argentino-conquisto-mundo-mas-71-millones-suscriptores.html|title=Quién es Alejo Igoa: el youtuber argentino que conquistó el mundo con más de 71 millones de suscriptores|date=3 July 2025|website=La Gaceta|language=es|archive-url=https://archive.today/ | *[[1996]] – [[Alejo Igoa]], Argentine YouTuber<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/1090943/sociedad/quien-alejo-igoa-youtuber-argentino-conquisto-mundo-mas-71-millones-suscriptores.html|title=Quién es Alejo Igoa: el youtuber argentino que conquistó el mundo con más de 71 millones de suscriptores|date=3 July 2025|website=La Gaceta|language=es|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250729110542/https://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/1090943/sociedad/quien-alejo-igoa-youtuber-argentino-conquisto-mundo-mas-71-millones-suscriptores.html|archive-date=29 July 2025|url-status=live|access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref> | ||
*[[1997]] – [[Lil Yachty]], American rapper and singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/08/happy-birthday-lil-yachty/|title=Happy Birthday, Lil Yachty!|website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|last=Madden|first=Sidney|date=August 23, 2016|access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref> | *[[1997]] – [[Lil Yachty]], American rapper and singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/08/happy-birthday-lil-yachty/|title=Happy Birthday, Lil Yachty!|website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|last=Madden|first=Sidney|date=August 23, 2016|access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref> | ||
*[[1998]] – [[P. J. Washington]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=P.J. Washington |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629023/pj-washington |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> | *[[1998]] – [[P. J. Washington]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=P.J. Washington |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629023/pj-washington |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> | ||
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*[[1933]] – [[Adolf Loos]], Austrian architect and theoretician, designed [[Villa Müller]] (born 1870) | *[[1933]] – [[Adolf Loos]], Austrian architect and theoretician, designed [[Villa Müller]] (born 1870) | ||
*[[1937]] – [[Albert Roussel]], French composer (born 1869)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Randel |first1=Don Michael |title=The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music |date=1996 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-37299-3 |page=768 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEGpMqRcQjIC&pg=PA768 |language=en}}</ref> | *[[1937]] – [[Albert Roussel]], French composer (born 1869)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Randel |first1=Don Michael |title=The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music |date=1996 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-37299-3 |page=768 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEGpMqRcQjIC&pg=PA768 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
*[[1944]] – [[Abdülmecid II]], Ottoman | *[[1944]] – [[Abdülmecid II]], Ottoman caliph (born 1868)<ref>{{cite web |title=Abdülmecid II {{!}} Reformer, Last Sultan, Caliph {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abdulmecid-II |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=24 August 2025 |language=en |date=19 August 2025}}</ref> | ||
* 1944 – [[Stefan Filipkiewicz]], Polish painter and illustrator (born 1879) | * 1944 – [[Stefan Filipkiewicz]], Polish painter and illustrator (born 1879) | ||
*[[1949]] – [[Helen Churchill Candee]], American geographer, journalist, and author (born 1858) | *[[1949]] – [[Helen Churchill Candee]], American geographer, journalist, and author (born 1858) | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* {{cite web |url= | * {{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/23/ |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} | ||
* {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=23}} | * {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=23}} | ||
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/23 |title=Historical Events on August 23 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} | * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/23 |title=Historical Events on August 23 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} | ||