August 23
People born on this day are Virgo.
- 1990
Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War.
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Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
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The World Wide Web is opened to the public.
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Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
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Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.
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Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
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The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
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The Manila hostage crisis occurs near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines, killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others.
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A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington, D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at 200 million–300 million USD.
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War.
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Chandrayaan-3 mission initiates first Moon landing in Indian history.
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A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on board.
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2000Boryana Kaleyn, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast and Olympic silver medalist
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1999Saya Sakakibara, Australian cyclist
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1998P. J. Washington, American basketball player
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1997Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer
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1996Alejo Igoa, Argentine YouTuber
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1995Gabriela Lee, Romanian tennis player
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1995Cameron Norrie, British tennis player
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1994August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress (died 2017)
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1994Jusuf Nurkić, Bosnian basketball player
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1993Taylor Decker, American football player
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1993Tyler Glasnow, American baseball player
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1992Will Toledo, American singer-songwriter
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