August 23

Wednesday 23, 2000:

Nicaragua becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. This essentially deprecated the Buenos Aires Convention treaty, because as of this date, all members of the BA Convention were also signatories to Berne.

Sunday 23, 1992:

Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida.

Thursday 23, 1990:

West Germany and East Germany announce that they will unite on October 3.

Wednesday 23, 1989:

1989 - All of Australia's 1,645 domestic airline pilots resign after the airlines threaten to sack them and sue them over a dispute.

Sunday 23, 1987:

Heavy rains and floods in Bangladesh kill hundreds of victims.

Friday 23, 1985:

Hans Tiedge, top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany.

Thursday 23, 1979:

Soviet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the United States.

Monday 23, 1976:

A major earthquake in China kills thousands of people.

Saturday 23, 1975:

Successful Communist coup in Laos

Thursday 23, 1973:

The Intelsat communication satellite is launched.

Friday 23, 1968:

Ringo Starr temporarily quits The Beatles

Tuesday 23, 1966:

Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.

Thursday 23, 1962:

First live television connection between the United States and Europe, via the Telstar satellite.

Tuesday 23, 1960:

In Equatorial Guinea, the world's largest frog (3.3 kg) is caught.

Saturday 23, 1958:

Chinese Civil War: The Second Taiwan Strait crisis begins with the People's Liberation Army's bombardment of Quemoy.

Saturday 23, 1952:

The Arab League goes into effect.

Monday 23, 1948:

World Council of Churches is formed.

Saturday 23, 1947:

The Maynard Midgets beat Lock Haven 16-7 to win the first-ever Little League World Series championship.

Wednesday 23, 1944:

World War II: Ion Antonescu, prime minister of Romania, is arrested and a new gouverment is established. Romania exits the war against Russia joining the Allies.

Monday 23, 1943:

World War II: Kharkov liberated.

Sunday 23, 1942:

World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad

Friday 23, 1940:

World War II: The Germans start bombing London.

Wednesday 23, 1939:

World War II: Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, Baltic states, Finland and Poland are divided between the two nations.

Friday 23, 1929:

1929 - Arabs attack Jews in Israel

Tuesday 23, 1927:

Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston, Massachusetts.

Saturday 23, 1924:

The distance between Earth and Mars is the smallest since the 10th century.

Sunday 23, 1914:

Japan declares war on Germany and bombs Qingdao, China.

Tuesday 23, 1904:

The automobile tire chain is patented.

Friday 23, 1889:

First wireless message from a ship to the shore received.

Thursday 23, 1866:

Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague

Tuesday 23, 1864:

The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico

Friday 23, 1839:

The UK captures Hong Kong

Friday 23, 1833:

Slavery abolished in the British colonies

Thursday 23, 1821:

Mexico gains its independence from Spain

Monday 23, 1813:

At the Battle of Grossbeeren,the Prussians under Von Bulow repulse the French army.

Friday 23, 1799:

Napoleon leaves Egypt for France en route to seize power

Friday 23, 1793:

French Revolution: a levée en masse was decreed by the National Convention.

Monday 23, 1784:

Eastern Tennessee declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; the step is rejected by Congress one year later

Wednesday 23, 1651:

Charles II of England enters Worcester and starts a battle.

Wednesday 23, 1617:

In London, the first one-way street is established

Saturday 23, 1614:

The University of Groningen is established

Tuesday 23, 1566:

Calvinists are granted rights in the Netherlands

Friday 23, 1540:

French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.

Monday 23, 1328:

King Philip VI of France is crowned.

Sunday 23, 1305:

William Wallace is executed.

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