What are the important events that happened on August 23? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 23: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 23 is the 235th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 130 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 10, 2025 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 487,752 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectatriacontapentagon’ day.
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Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 178 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,628 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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August 23 Historical Events
- 1514 –Battle of Chaldiran ended with a decisive victory for the Sultan Selim I, Ottoman Empire, over the Shah Ismail I, Safavids founder.
- 1541 –French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.
- 1595 –Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni.
- 1765 –Beginning of Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)
- 1775 –King George III declares that the American colonies exist in a state of open and avowed rebellion.
- 1904 –The automobile tire chain is patented.
- 1927 –Sacco and Vanzetti are executed.
- 1929 –Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attack on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, continuing until the next day, resulted in the death of 65-68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.
- 2007 –The skeletal remains of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Anastasia are found near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
- 2011 –A 5.8 earthquake occurred in Mineral, Virginia, the earthquake was felt as far north as Ontario and as far south as Atlanta, Georgia. Damaged occurred to monuments in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage was estimated at $100 Million.
Who were born on August 23?
- 1900 –Louise Nevelson, American sculptor (d. 1988)
- 1929 –Zoltán Czibor, Hungarian footballer (d. 1997)
- 1932 –Houari Boumediène, President of Algeria (d. 1978)
- 1934 –Barbara Eden, American actress and singer
- 1956 –Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian politician
- 1957 –Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician
- 1958 –Julio Franco, Dominican baseball player
- 1963 –Kenny Wallace, American race car driver
- 1970 –Brad Mehldau, American pianist
- 1983 –Tony Moll, American football player
Who died on August 23?
- 93 –Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40)
- 1106 –Magnus, Duke of Saxony (b. 1045)
- 1176 –Emperor Rokujō of Japan (b. 1164)
- 1813 –Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born ornithologist (b. 1766)
- 1927 –Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (b. 1888)
- 1955 –Reginald Tate, British actor (b. 1896)
- 1966 –Francis X. Bushman, American actor (b. 1883)
- 1971 –The original Shamu, SeaWorld orca
- 1987 –Didier Pironi, French racing car driver (b. 1952)
- 2005 –Ninjalicious, Canadian author and urban explorer (b. 1973)
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