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| Birthday August 23, 1754 Louis XVI, king of France (1774-92); guillotined |
| Birthday August 23, 1785 Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander at Battle of Lake Erie |
| Birthday August 23, 1869 Edgar Lee Masters, author of Spoon River Anthology, is born |
| Birthday August 23, 1869 James (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer |
| Birthday August 23, 1869 Edgar Lee Masters, American poet (Spoon River Anthology) |
| Birthday August 23, 1901 John Sherman Cooper, senator |
| Birthday August 23, 1912 Gene Kelly, dancer/Actor |
| Birthday August 23, 1930 Vera Miles, Actress |
| Birthday August 23, 1932 Mark Russell, raconteur |
| Birthday August 23, 1934 Sonny Jurgensen, NFL quarterback (Eagles, Redskins) |
| Birthday August 23, 1934 Barbara Eden, Az (I dream of Jeannie) |
| Birthday August 23, 1942 Patricia McBride, ballerina |
| Birthday August 23, 1948 Ron Blomberg, future designated hitter |
| Birthday August 23, 1949 Shelley Long, in Fort Wayne Indiana |
| History August 23, 1784 State of Franklin declares independence |
| History August 23, 1814 Dolley Madison saves portrait from British |
| History August 23, 1833 Britain abolishes slavery in colonies; 700 000 slaves freed |
| History August 23, 1861 Rose Greenhow is arrested |
| History August 23, 1869 1st carload of freight (boots & shoes) arrives in SF |
| History August 23, 1872 1st Japanese commercial ship visits SF carrying tea |
| History August 23, 1877 Texas Rangers arrest John Wesley Hardin |
| History August 23, 1889 1st ship-to-shore wireless message received in US: US lightship |
| History August 23, 1904 Patent for tire chain issued |
| History August 23, 1914 Battle of Mons |
| History August 23, 1919 Gasoline Alley cartoon strip premiers in Chicago Tribune |
| History August 23, 1926 Valentino dies |
| History August 23, 1927 Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti executed in Mass |
| History August 23, 1927 Sacco and Vanzetti executed |
| History August 23, 1939 The Hitler-Stalin Pact |
| History August 23, 1944 Rumania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) |
| History August 23, 1957 Digital Equipment Corp. founded |
| History August 23, 1963 Beatles release "She Loves You" |
| History August 23, 1966 U.S. cargo ship strikes a mine near Saigon |
| History August 23, 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of earth from the moon |
| History August 23, 1968 Yanks & Tigers play 3-3 tie in 19 due to 1 AM curfew |
| History August 23, 1968 Communist forces renew offensive |
| History August 23, 1970 Lou Reed plays his last show with the Velvet Underground |
| History August 23, 1973 Intelsat communications satellite launched |
| History August 23, 1977 Yanks leap frog over Red Soxs 1/2 game in 1st place to stay |
| History August 23, 1977 1st man-powered flight (Bryan Allen in Gossamer Condor) |
| History August 23, 1979 Aleksandr Godunov defects to United States |
| History August 23, 1989 Pete Rose gets booted from baseball |
| History August 23, 1999 NYC reports first cases of West Nile virus |
| History August 23, 2000 First Survivor finale airs |
| History August 23, 2006 Austrian teen escapes after eight years in captivity |