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GEBEURTENISSEN OP 23 AUGUSTUS

First Opium War

Jaar: 1839

The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares for the First Opium War with Qing China.

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American Civil War

Jaar: 1864

American Civil War: The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas.

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Austro-Prussian War

Jaar: 1866

The Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.

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Nat Turner's Rebellion

Jaar: 1831

Nat Turner's rebellion of enslaved Virginians is suppressed.

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Battle of Großbeeren

Jaar: 1813

At the Battle of Großbeeren, the Prussians under Von Bülow repulse the French army.

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North Carolina

Jaar: 1784

Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years.

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Napoleon

Jaar: 1799

Napoleon Bonaparte leaves Egypt for France en route to seizing power.

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Albert Bridge, London

Jaar: 1873

The Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.

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Southern Cross Expedition

Jaar: 1898

The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.

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Sacco and Vanzetti

Jaar: 1927

Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.

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GEBOORTEN OP 23 AUGUSTUS

Vera Miles

Geboortejaar: 1930

Vera Miles, American actress

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Michel Rocard

Geboortejaar: 1930

Michel Rocard, French civil servant and politician, 160th Prime Minister of France (died 2016)

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Zoltán Czibor

Geboortejaar: 1929

Zoltán Czibor, Hungarian footballer (died 1997)

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Peter Thomson (golfer)

Geboortejaar: 1929

Peter Thomson, Australian golfer (died 2018)

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Dick Bruna

Geboortejaar: 1927

Dick Bruna, Dutch author and illustrator (died 2017)

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Marian Seldes

Geboortejaar: 1928

Marian Seldes, American actress (died 2014)

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Hamilton O. Smith

Geboortejaar: 1931

Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

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Barbara Eden

Geboortejaar: 1931

Barbara Eden, American actress and singer

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Robert Curl

Geboortejaar: 1933

Robert Curl, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2022)

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Sonny Jurgensen

Geboortejaar: 1934

Sonny Jurgensen, American football player and sportscaster

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OVERLIJDENS OP 23 AUGUSTUS

Deodoro da Fonseca

Sterfjaar: 1892

Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (born 1827)

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Kuroda Kiyotaka

Sterfjaar: 1900

Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (born 1840)

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Heinrich Berté

Sterfjaar: 1924

Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (born 1856)

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Rudolph Valentino

Sterfjaar: 1926

Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (born 1895)

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William Thompson (boxer)

Sterfjaar: 1880

William Thompson, British boxer (born 1811)

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Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy

Sterfjaar: 1867

Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (born 1796)

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Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)

Sterfjaar: 1813

Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (born 1766)

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Oliver Hazard Perry

Sterfjaar: 1819

Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (born 1785)

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August Neidhardt von Gneisenau

Sterfjaar: 1831

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (born 1760)

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Ferenc Kazinczy

Sterfjaar: 1831

Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (born 1759)

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FEESTDAGEN OP 23 AUGUSTUS

Day of the National Flag (Ukraine)

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August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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1944 Romanian coup d'état

European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observances: Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania)

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