eso ha pasado un 23 Agosto

1926 : Rudolph Valentino dies


On August 23, 1926, actor Rudolph Valentino died from a ruptured ulcer. He was only 31. During his short career, he became the first male sex symbol and millions of women idolized him. 100,000 people attended his funeral.

1927 : Sacco and Vanzetti execution


On 23 August 1927, two Italian anarchists, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed for murder by the state of Massachusetts, despite the lack of evidence linking them to the crimes.

1939 : Signing of Nazi-Soviet pact


On August 23, 1939, the Germans and the Soviets signed a non-aggression pact. The pact also provided for a sharing of territories in Eastern Europe. The goal for the Soviet Union was to save time, according to Foreign Minister Molotov. The goal was for Germany to accumulate raw materials, traded with the Russians, and have more resources to attack the West, according to the German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop. The pact was broken on June 22, 1941.

2006 : Natascha Kampusch escaped


On August 23, 2006, a 18-year old young Austrian, Natascha Kampusch managed to escape her kidnapper after eight years of captivity. She was abducted on the way to school when she was 10.

Cita del día : 23 Agosto

Rudolph Valentino
A man should control his life. Mine is controlling me.

Cumpleaños : 23 Agosto

Louis XVI, Rey de Francia (1754)
Georges Cuvier, Naturalista francés (1769)
Sarah Frances Whiting, Física estadounidense (1847)
Alexander Grin, Escritor ruso (1880)
Gene Kelly, Actor y bailarín estadounidense (1912)
Edgar F. Codd, Científico de la computación inglés (relational model for database management) (1923)
Vera Miles, Actriz americana (1930)
Michel Rocard, Político francés (1930)
Hamilton O. Smith, Microbiólogo americano, Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina (1931)
Houari Boumediene, 4° Presidente de Argelia (1965-1978) (1932)
Robert Curl, Químico estadounidense, Premio Nobel (1933)
Keith Moon, Músico inglés (The Who) (1946)
Shelley Long, Actriz americana (1949)
Jacques Weber, Director de cine francés (1949)
Akhmad Kadyrov, 1° Presidente de la República de Chechenia (1951)
Elizabeth Najeeb Halaby (Noor), Reina de Jordania (1951)
Andreas Floer, Matemático alemán (1956)
Johan Bruyneel, Ciclista belgo (1964)
Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK), Cantante indio (1970)
River Phoenix, Actor americano (1970)
Demetrio Albertini, Futbolista italiano (1971)
Ray Park, Actor inglés (1974)
Scott Caan, Actor americano (1976)
Julian Casablancas, Músico estadounidense (The Strokes) (1978)
Natalie Coughlin, Nadadora estadounidense (1982)
Glen Johnson, Futbolista inglés (1984)

Nos han dejado un 23 Agosto

Rokujō, Emperador de Japón (1176)
Rudolph Valentino, Actor italiano (1926)
Nicola Sacco, Anarquista italiano (1927)
Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Anarquista italiano (1927)
Reginald Tate, Actor inglés (1955)
Didier Pironi, Piloto de carreras de Fórmula Uno francés (1987)
David Rose, Compositor americano (1990)
John Kendrew, Bioquímico inglés, Premio Nobel de Química (1997)
Kathleen Freeman, Actriz americana (2001)
Joséphine, Big Blue Dolphin (2011)
Vue mer : crédit photo Aseed