Anton von Schmerling

Austrian statesman (1805–1893).

Born August 23rd, 1805 in Vienna. ^[ref]

Died May 23rd, 1893 at 87 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Klaus-Dietrich Flade

German astronaut.

Born August 23rd, 1952 (age 73 years) in Büdesheim.

LaTasha Colander

Athletics competitor.

Born August 23rd, 1976 (age 49 years) in Portsmouth.

Julien Nkoghe Békale

Prime minister of gabon from 2019 to 2020.

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

Lex Schoenmaker

Dutch footballer and manager.

Born August 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in The Hague.

Nhiek Tioulong

Cambodian politician (1908–1996).

Born August 23rd, 1908 in Phnom Penh.

Died June 9th, 1996 at 87 years old in Hong Kong.

Robert Gunther

British zoologist (1869–1940).

Born August 23rd, 1869 in Surrey.

Died March 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Oxfordshire.

Jesse Pennington

English footballer (1883-1970).

Born August 23rd, 1883 in West Bromwich.

Died September 5th, 1970 at 87 years old in Kidderminster.

Christine Day

Jamaican sprinter.

Born August 23rd, 1986 (age 39 years) in Saint Mary Parish.

Edinanci Silva

Brazilian judoka.

Born August 23rd, 1976 (age 49 years) in Sousa.

Alfons Maria Stickler

Catholic cardinal (1910–2007).

Born August 23rd, 1910 in Neunkirchen. ^[ref]

Died December 12th, 2007 at 97 years old in Vatican City. ^[ref]

Akhtar Hussain

Field hockey player (1926–1987).

Born August 23rd, 1926.

Died November 9th, 1987 at 61 years old

Memmo Carotenuto

Italian actor (1908-1980).

Born August 23rd, 1908 in Rome.

Died December 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Rome.

Georgi Chilikov

Bulgarian footballer.

Born August 23rd, 1978 (age 47 years) in Burgas.

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician.

Born August 23rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kvam Municipality. ^[ref]

Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka

Polish politician (1950-2010).

Born August 23rd, 1950 in Gdańsk.

Died April 10th, 2010 at 59 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).

Eitan Cabel

Israeli politician.

Born August 23rd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Rosh HaAyin. ^[ref]

Alfred Rosmer

French politician (1877-1964).

Born August 23rd, 1877 in Patterson.

Died May 6th, 1964 at 86 years old in Créteil.

Shintaro Shimizu

Japanese association football player.

Born August 23rd, 1992 (age 33 years) in Saitama Prefecture.

Dušan Jurkovič

Slovak architect (1868-1947).

Born August 23rd, 1868 in Turá Lúka. ^[ref]

Died December 21st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bratislava. ^[ref]

Nader Mohammadkhani

Iranian footballer.

Born August 23rd, 1963 (age 62 years) in Tehran.

Yamada Torajirō

Businessman and tea ceremony master (1866-1957).

Born August 23rd, 1866 in Edo.

Died February 13th, 1957 at 90 years old

Gustavo Endres

Brazilian volleyball player.

Born August 23rd, 1975 (age 50 years) in Passo Fundo.

Davyd Cherkaskyi

Soviet and ukrainian animation director, screenwriter, animator (1931–2018).

Born August 23rd, 1932 in Shpola.

Died October 30th, 2018 at 86 years old in Kyiv (stroke). ^[ref]

Bu Wancang

Chinese film director (1903-1974).

Born August 23rd, 1903 in Tianchang. ^[ref]

Died December 30th, 1973 at 70 years old in British Hong Kong. ^[ref]