On this day: August 23
Events
Siege of MoscowAugust 23, 1382 – August 27, 1382 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of ChaldiranAugust 23, 1514 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of GroßbeerenAugust 23, 1813 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of MonsAugust 23, 1914 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Dinner at EightAugust 23, 1933 · Film- Release of Showdown in Little TokyoAugust 23, 1991 · Film
- Release of GraceAugust 23, 1994 · Music
- Release of FoxfireAugust 23, 1996 · Film
Launch of BloggerAugust 23, 1999 · Internet
Release of Devil May CryAugust 23, 2001 · Gaming- Release of Mac OS X 10.2August 23, 2002 · Technology
Release of Deus Ex: Human RevolutionAugust 23, 2011 · Gaming
2011 Virginia earthquakeAugust 23, 2011 · Geography
Release of Deus Ex: Mankind DividedAugust 23, 2016 · Gaming
Release of LoverAugust 23, 2019 · Music- Release of Short n' SweetAugust 23, 2024 · Music
Born on this day
Giovanni PoleniAugust 23, 1683 – November 15, 1761 · Science
Pierre PoivreAugust 23, 1719 – January 6, 1786 · Exploration
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La PérouseAugust 23, 1741 – December 31, 1788 · Exploration
Georges CuvierAugust 23, 1769 – May 13, 1832 · Culture
Józef Maria Hoene-WrońskiAugust 23, 1776 – August 9, 1853 · Science
Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-VenantAugust 23, 1797 – January 6, 1886 · Science
Auguste BravaisAugust 23, 1811 – March 30, 1863 · Science
Moritz CantorAugust 23, 1829 – April 9, 1920 · Science
Gabriel von MaxAugust 23, 1840 – November 24, 1915 · Art
Osborne ReynoldsAugust 23, 1842 – February 21, 1912 · Science
Sarah Frances WhitingAugust 23, 1847 – September 12, 1927 · Science
Moritz MoszkowskiAugust 23, 1854 – March 4, 1925 · Music
Paul OtletAugust 23, 1868 – December 10, 1944 · Technology
Eugene LancerayAugust 23, 1875 – September 13, 1946 · Art
Friedrich ZanderAugust 23, 1887 – March 28, 1933 · Technology
Ernst KrenekAugust 23, 1900 – December 22, 1991 · Music
Constant LambertAugust 23, 1905 – August 21, 1951 · Music
Gene KellyAugust 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996 · Film
André WaterkeynAugust 23, 1917 – October 4, 2005 · Culture
Anna ManiAugust 23, 1918 – August 16, 2001 · Science
Kenneth ArrowAugust 23, 1921 – February 21, 2017 · Politics
Robert SolowAugust 23, 1924 – December 21, 2023 · Politics
Robert MulliganAugust 23, 1925 – December 20, 2008 · Film
Allan KaprowAugust 23, 1927 – April 2006 · Art
Hamilton SmithAugust 23, 1931 – October 25, 2025 · Science
Robert CurlAugust 23, 1933 – July 3, 2022 · Science
Carlos Amigo VallejoAugust 23, 1934 – April 27, 2022 · Culture
Thomas A. SteitzAugust 23, 1940 – October 9, 2018 · Science
Tony BillAugust 23, 1940 – present · Film
Keith MoonAugust 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978 · Music
Terje RypdalAugust 23, 1947 – present · Music
Vicky LeandrosAugust 23, 1949 – present · Music
William Lane CraigAugust 23, 1949 – present · Culture
Rick SpringfieldAugust 23, 1949 – present · Music
Queen Noor of JordanAugust 23, 1951 – present · Culture
David WolfAugust 23, 1956 – present · Space
Cris MorenaAugust 23, 1956 – present · Music
Alexandre DesplatAugust 23, 1961 – present · Music
Park Chan-wookAugust 23, 1963 – present · Film
Roger AvaryAugust 23, 1965 – present · Film
Dominic A. AntonelliAugust 23, 1967 – present · Space
Andrius MamontovasAugust 23, 1967 – present · Music
Brad MehldauAugust 23, 1970 – present · Music
Konstantin NovoselovAugust 23, 1974 – present · Science
Scott CaanAugust 23, 1976 – present · Film
Julian Fernando Casablancas ChristiansenAugust 23, 1978 – present · Music
Rukky SandaAugust 23, 1984 – present · Film
Chloe CherryAugust 23, 1997 – present · Film