Historical Events on August 23
10 notable historical events happened on August 23 throughout history.
9 famous birthdays on August 23 — including Louis XVI of France, Eleftherios Venizelos, Hawwari Bumadian19th Century1 event
1866
20th Century6 events
1914
1927
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Sacco and Vanzetti — Italian American anarchist duo executed by Massachusetts
1939
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Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact — 1939 neutrality pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union
1944
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King Michael's Coup — 1944 coup d'état led by Romanian King Michael I
1953
1964
21st Century3 events
2005
2020
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2020 UEFA Champions League Final — The final of the 2019–20 season of the UEFA Champions League
2023
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2023 Wagner Group plane crash — 23 August 2023 accident involving the private jet of Yevgeny Prigozhin in Russia