Semyon Slepakov

Russian comedian.

Born August 23rd, 1979 (age 46 years) in Pyatigorsk.

Madeleine Riffaud

French poet (1924–2024).

Born August 23rd, 1924 in Arvillers. ^[ref]

Died November 6th, 2024 at 100 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Zofia Posmysz

Polish journalist and writer.

Born August 23rd, 1923 in Kraków.

Died August 8th, 2022 at 98 years old in Oświęcim.

Robert Irwin

British historian, novelist, and writer on arabic literature (1946–2024).

Born August 23rd, 1946 in Guildford.

Died June 28th, 2024 at 77 years old in London. ^[ref]

Wang Danfeng

Chinese actress (1924-2018).

Born August 23rd, 1924 in Shanghai.

Died May 2nd, 2018 at 93 years old in Shanghai.

Peter Oppegard

Figure skater.

Born August 23rd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Knoxville.

Nazik Al-Malaika

Iraqi poet (1922–2007).

Born August 23rd, 1922 in Baghdad.

Died June 20th, 2007 at 84 years old in Cairo (circulatory collapse).

Paula Toller

Brazilian singer.

Born August 23rd, 1962 (age 63 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Tommi Korpela

Finnish actor.

Born August 23rd, 1968 (age 57 years) in Helsinki.

Xavi Quintillà

Spanish association football player.

Born August 23rd, 1996 (age 29 years) in Lleida.

Andreas Floer

German mathematician (1956–1991).

Born August 23rd, 1956 in Duisburg.

Died May 15th, 1991 at 34 years old in Bochum.

Marianne Steinbrecher

Brazilian female volleyball player.

Born August 23rd, 1983 (age 42 years) in São Paulo.

Hossein Alizadeh

Iranian musician, composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher.

Born August 23rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Tehran.

Andrius Mamontovas

Lithuanian musician, songwriter, actor, performer and record producer.

Born August 23rd, 1967 (age 58 years) in Vilnius.

Wang Shuo

Chinese writer.

Born August 23rd, 1958 (age 67 years) in Nanjing.

Will Cuppy

American writer (1884–1949).

Born August 23rd, 1884 in Auburn.

Died September 19th, 1949 at 65 years old in New York City (drug overdose).

Allan Bristow

American basketball player, coach, executive.

Born August 23rd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Richmond.

Alois Jirásek

Czech writer (1851–1930).

Born August 23rd, 1851 in Birth house of Alois Jirásek. ^[ref]

Died March 12th, 1930 at 78 years old in New Town (senility, enlarged prostate). ^[ref]

Nikolai Starikov

Russian writer, conspiracy theorist.

Born August 23rd, 1970 (age 55 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Reimond Manco

Peruvian footballer.

Born August 23rd, 1990 (age 35 years) in Lima.

G. Venkatasubbaiah

Indian lexicographer (1913–2021).

Born August 23rd, 1913 in Mysore.

Died April 19th, 2021 at 107 years old in Bengaluru (kidney disease). ^[ref]

Alex Britti

Italian singer.

Born August 23rd, 1968 (age 57 years) in Rome.

Abdoul Tapsoba

Burkinabé footballer.

Born August 23rd, 2001 (age 24 years) in Burkina Faso.

Mori Arinori

Japanese noble (1847-1889).

Born August 23rd, 1847 in Kasuga-chō. ^[ref]

Died February 12th, 1889 at 41 years old in Kōjimachi.

Moritz Cantor

German historian of mathematics (1829-1920).

Born August 23rd, 1829 in Mannheim.

Died April 10th, 1920 at 90 years old in Heidelberg.