8_23 Events in History.

405 Historic Events for August 23

1839 British capture Hong Kong from China Event
1850 1st national women's rights convention convenes in Worcester Mass Event
1851 A Jir sek, writer Birth
1854 Moritz Moszkowski, composer Birth
1862 Skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (2 Federal regiments) Event
1864 Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece (1910-15, 28-32) Birth
1864 Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama Event
1865 Ferdinand G Waldmller, Austria painter (biedermeier), dies Death
1866 Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war Event
1867 Marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist (Le Croisade des Enfants) Birth

1869 James (Sunny Jim) Rolph, SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer Birth
1869 1st carload of freight (boots and shoes) arrives in SF, from Boston Event
1869 Edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist [or Sep 23] Birth
1872 1st Japanese coml ship visits SF, carrying tea Event
1873 Albert Bridge creossing Thames opens Event
1878 Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 Death
1879 Governor-general Charles Gordon of Sudan returns to Cairo Event
1879 Alfreds Kalnins, composer Birth
1881 Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist Birth
1883 Phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks and and passballs count as errors prior to 1888) Event
1885 Henry Thomas Tizard, scientist Birth
1886 Gottfried Rudinger, composer Birth
1887 Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright (Fatherland) Birth
1887 Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright Birth
1889 A Lichtenstein, writer Birth