* The Philippines celebrates National Heroes Day in commemoration of the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution on August 23, 1896.

* The zodiac signs in August are Leo ( until August 22 ) and Virgo ( from August 23 onward ).

Augustus (, September 23, 63 BC – August 19, 14 AD ) was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.

** August 23 ( Eastern Orthodox liturgics )

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Abu Bakr ( Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa ) (, c. 573 CE – 23 August 634 CE ) also known as Abū Bakr as-Șiddīq ( Arabic: أبو بكر الصديق ) was a senior companion ( Sahabi ) and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Andrew and his troops embarked on 23 August 1217 in Spalato ( Split ).

( 1999 ), " Anthropic design ," The Skeptical Inquirer 23 ( August 31, 1999 ): 40-43

The AMD Athlon processor launched on June 23, 1999, with general availability by August ' 99.

On 23 August 1944, Romania quit the Axis Powers and declared war on Germany, and allowed Soviet forces to cross its territory to reach Bulgaria.

On 23 September 2011, Bille August announced that he has opened his studio in Hangzhou, China and taken a position as Tianpeng Media's Art Director, aiming to produce Chinese films for Tianpeng Media over the next few years.

It was created on 23 August 1873 for the Liberal politician Henry Bruce.

Chaplin surrendered his re-entry permit in April, and on 23 August, he and Oona had their fifth child, Eugene Anthony Chaplin.

Charles Robert Malden ( 9 August 1797 – 23 May 1855 ), was a nineteenth century British naval officer, surveyor and educator.

Charles Martel () ( 23 August 686 – 22 October 741 ), also known as Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum ( 737 – 43 ) at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks.

Shortly afterwards, on 22 or 23 August, about 1, 000 soldiers left for Kasai.

His first marriage was to Ellie Graham on August 23, 1958 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

** In the former doge-state Venice, and while it was a republic resisting annexation by either the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia or the Austrian empire, a former Chief Executive ( president, 23 March 18485 July 1848 ), Daniele Manin ( b. 1804-d. 1857 ), was styled Dictator 11 – 13 August 1848 before joining the 13 August 1848-7 March 1849 Triumvirate.

From the night of August 30 to the morning of September 2 there was no Union cavalry east of the Macon railway to disclose to Sherman that he was missing the greatest opportunity of his career.

The 15th Street deposit is not to be confused with the nearby famous Mayflower Hotel cypress swamp on 17th Street reported in The Washington Post, August 2, 1955, which was probably formed during the second interglacial period and is therefore much younger.

** August 2 ( Eastern Orthodox liturgics )

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A medal awarded to women who served in the Women Army Auxiliary Corps from 10 July 1942 to 31 August 1943, and to the Women Army Corps from 1 September 1943 to 2 September 1945 featured Athena on the front.

From the dry ground in late summer ( August in zone 7 ) each bulb produces one or two leafless stems 30 – 60 cm tall, each of which bears a cluster of 2 to 12 funnel-shaped flowers at their tops.

Among these sacred works there survives a Mass in C major written without a " Gloria " and in the antique a cappella style ( presumably for one of the church's penitential seasons ) and dated 2 August 1767.

This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, 1810.

* Declaration of Independence of Quito, proclaimed independence from Spain on August 10, 1809, but failed with the execution of all the conspirators of the movement on August 2, 1810.

The first intercolonial match had been played between Victoria and South Australia on 2 August 1879.

The city surrendered on 2 August 932, after a siege of two years.

Fairbanks receives an average 21 hours of daylight between May 10 and August 2 each summer, and an average of less than four hours of daylight between November 18 and January 24 each winter.

Image: Hundreds of Thousands of Acres Burning in Interior Alaska ( natural ). jpg | The thick pall of smoke the fires were creating ( August 2, 2009 ).

Image: Hundreds of Thousands of Acres Burning in Interior Alaska. jpg | Visible, short wave and near-infra-red image showing burned areas ( brick red ) and unburned vegetation ( bright green ) ( August 2, 2009 ).

On 26 August 1944, the Fatherland Front made the decision to incite an armed rebellion against the government, which led to the appointment of a new government on 2 September.

The first clashes took place on 2 August, but little action took place for several days, as the King waited for all his forces to arrive and Essex waited for the fleet.

He was introduced on August 2 and made his debut on August 3, after the Orioles fired Samuel.

As the sun rose at 04: 00 on 2 August, firing broke out once again between the French southern division of Guillaume Tell, Tonnant, Généreux and Timoléon and the battered Alexander and Majestic.

For the remainder of 2 August Nelson's ships made improvised repairs and boarded and consolidated their prizes.