* Happenings On August 23rd *

1926 - VALENTINO DIES
1821 - Spain Accepts Mexican Independence
1927 - Sacco and Vanzetti Executed Despite Protests
1939 - Soviet-Nazi Non-Aggression Pact Signed
1942 - Battle of Stalingrad Begins



* Who Shares Your Birthday *

1754 - Louis XVI (King of France [1784-1792])
1785 - Oliver Hazard Perry (American naval officer:
Battle of Lake Erie:
"We have met the enemy, and they are ours.")
1869 - Edger Lee Masters (poet: Spoon River Anthology)
1912 - Gene Kelly (dancer, actor)
1917 - Tex Williams (singer)
1922 - George Kell (Baseball Hall of Famer)
1925 - Jean Darling (LeVake) (actress)
1929 - Peter Thompson (golf champion)
1930 - Vera Miles (Ralston) (actress)
1930 - Vera Miles (Ralston) (actress)
1934 - Barbara Eden (Huffman) (actress)
1934 - Sonny (Christian) Jurgensen
(Pro Football Hall of Famer)
1934 - Johnny Romano (baseball)
1936 - Rudy Lewis (singer: group: Drifters)
1940 - Richard Sanders (actor)
1942 - Patricia McBride (ballerina)
1942 - Nancy Richey Gunter (tennis)
1945 - Tom Boerwinkle (basketball)
1947 - Keith Moon (singer, drummer: group: The Who)
1948 - Ron Blomberg (baseball)
1949 - Shelley Long (Emmy Award-winning actress)
1949 - Rick Springfield (singer)
1951 - Lisa Najeeb Halaby (Queen Noor)
(wife of Jordan's King Hussein)
1951 - Mark Hudson (singer: group: The Hudson Brothers)
1951 - Jimi Jamison (singer: group: Survivor)
1970 - River Phoenix (actor)



* Chart Toppers: August 23 *

* 1956 *
My Prayer - The Platters
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter and Eddie Haywood
The Fool - Sanford Clark

* 1964 *
Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters
The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Wishin' and Hopin' - Dusty Springfield

* 1972 *
Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) - The Hollies
Hold Your Head Up - Argent
Bless Your Heart - Freddie Hart

* 1980 *
Magic - Olivia Newton-John
Fame - Irene Cara
All Out of Love - Air Supply
Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbitt







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