è successo 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.

Citazione del giorno : 23 Agosto

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

Compleanni : 23 Agosto

Louis XVI, Re del Francia (1754)
Georges Cuvier, Naturalista francese (1769)
Sarah Frances Whiting, Fisica americana (1847)
Alexander Grin, Scrittore russo (1880)
Gene Kelly, Attore e ballerino americano (1912)
Edgar F. Codd, Informatico inglese (relational model for database management) (1923)
Vera Miles, Attrice americana (1930)
Michel Rocard, Politico francese (1930)
Hamilton O. Smith, Microbiologo americano, Premio Nobel per la Fisiologia e Medicina (1931)
Houari Boumediene, 4° Presidente dell'Algeria (1965-1978) (1932)
Robert Curl, Chimico americano, premio Nobel (1933)
Keith Moon, Musicista inglese (The Who) (1946)
Shelley Long, Attrice americana (1949)
Jacques Weber, Regista francese (1949)
Akhmad Kadyrov, 1° Presidente della Repubblica cecena (1951)
Elizabeth Najeeb Halaby (Noor), Regina di Giordania (1951)
Andreas Floer, Matematico tedesco (1956)
Johan Bruyneel, Ciclista belgo (1964)
Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK), Cantante indiano (1970)
River Phoenix, Attore americano (1970)
Demetrio Albertini, Calciatore italiano (1971)
Ray Park, Attore inglese (1974)
Scott Caan, Attore americano (1976)
Julian Casablancas, Musicista americano (The Strokes) (1978)
Natalie Coughlin, Nuotatrice americana (1982)
Glen Johnson, Calciatore inglese (1984)

Ci hanno lasciato un 23 Agosto

Rokujō, Imperatore del Giappone (1176)
Rudolph Valentino, Attore italiano (1926)
Nicola Sacco, Anarchico italiano (1927)
Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Anarchico italiano (1927)
Reginald Tate, Attore inglese (1955)
Didier Pironi, Pilota francese (1987)
David Rose, Compositore americano (1990)
John Kendrew, Biochimico inglese, Premio Nobel per la Chimica (1997)
Kathleen Freeman, Attrice americana (2001)
Joséphine, Big Blue Dolphin (2011)
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