Died On August 23rd
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Discover the most famous people who died on August 23. The list includes people like William Wallace, R. D. Laing, William Glasser, John Kendrew, Stanford Moore. Famous personalities featured on this list, include physicists, artists, playwrights and military leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Scotland, Canada & France and many more countries.
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William Wallace(Scottish Knight Who Became One of the Main Leaders During the First War of Scottish Independence)
Birthdate: April 3, 1270
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died: 1305
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Abu Bakr(1st Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate (632-634))
Birthdate: October 27, 0573
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Died: 0634
Birthdate: May 6, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Castellaneta, Italy
Died: 1926
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: June 23, 0047
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: 0030
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William Herschel(Astronomer Known for His Discovery of 'Uranus' and 'Infrared Radiation')
Birthdate: November 15, 1738
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: 1822
Birthdate: July 12, 1895
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1960
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: February 17, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2001
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Brock Peters(Best Known for His Portrayal of 'Tom Robinson' in the Movie 'To Kill a Mockingbird')
Birthdate: July 2, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2005
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: February 24, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA
Died: 2016
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: October 7, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Govanhill
Died: 1989
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Abdülmecid II(Was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty, the only Caliph of the Republic of Turkey)
Birthdate: May 29, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Beşiktaş, Turkey
Died: 1944
Birthdate: June 14, 1736
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Angoulême, France
Died: 1806
Birthdate: March 15, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Riverside, California, US
Died: 2003
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: 1939 AD
Birthplace: Shooshtar, Iran
Died: 2009
Birthdate: May 21, 1864
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1945
Birthdate: December 28, 1920
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: La Ceiba, Honduras
Died: 2012
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: December 10, 1870
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brno
Died: 1933
Birthdate: July 26, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Huntersville, North Carolina, United States
Died: 2002
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Oliver Hazard Perry(Former U.S. naval officer who became a national hero when he defeated a British squadron in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812)
Birthdate: August 23, 1785
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
Died: 1819
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John Kendrew(English Biochemist, Crystallographer and One of the Winners of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
Birthdate: March 24, 1917
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died: 1997
Birthdate: May 11, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cleveland
Died: 2013
Birthdate: June 21, 1639
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Massachusetts Bay Colony, United States
Died: 1723
Birthdate: May 3, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas, United States
Died: 2019
Birthdate: March 20, 1881
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1957
Birthdate: July 7, 1833
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Namur
Died: 1898
Birthdate: January 10, 1883
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died: 1966
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: July 1, 1859
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt
Died: 1927
Birthdate: June 26, 1891
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: 1939
Birthdate: October 7, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Died: 2020
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: July 3, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Multān, Pakistan
Died: 2006
Birthdate: October 2, 1470
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dueñas, Palencia, Spain
Died: 1498
Birthdate: April 9, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 2010
Birthdate: January 8, 1853
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Province of Canada
Died: 1921
Birthdate: January 15, 1793
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1865
Birthdate: June 27, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2001
Birthdate: September 4, 1913
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, US
Died: 1982
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Maynard Ferguson(Former jazz trumpeter and bandleader known for his remarkable ability to hit high notes)
Birthdate: May 4, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Verdun, Montreal, Canada
Died: 2006
Birthdate: March 16, 1918
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Died: 1992
Birthdate: October 6, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Easton, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1991
Birthdate: October 11, 1811
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Trinity Walk, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Died: 1880
Birthdate: November 15, 1918
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: 1921
Birthdate: October 24, 1843
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pecheniz'kyi district, Ukraine
Died: 1902
Birthdate: June 13, 0040
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fréjus, France
Died: 0093
Birthdate: August 28, 1592
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
Died: 1628
Birthdate: June 15, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1990
Birthdate: June 4, 1935
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boston
Died: 2003
Birthdate: August 5, 1827
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Marechal Deodoro, State of Alagoas, Brazil
Died: 1892
Birthdate: October 10, 1900
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1993
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: January 4, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2020
Birthdate: August 16, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1999
