Ephemeris of August 23: What happened in the world on a day like today?

He August 23rd In 1991, the President of the Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin, signs the decree of dissolution of the Soviet Communist Party (CPSU) and the seizure of its assets.

OTHER EVENTS:

1305.- sir william wallaceScottish liberator, is executed for high treason in smithfield after rebelling against the English.

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1866.- Austria sign the Prague Convention ending the war with Prussia.

1913.- Is placed in Copenhagen the sculpture of “The little Mermaid”, bronze character from a fairy tale H.C. Andersenand symbol of Denmark.

1914.- Japan declare war on Germany and goes to the allied side in the First World War.

1921.- He prince faisalcrowned king of Iraq.

1930.- David Salamanca is elected president of bolivian.

1942.- starts the battle of stalingradone of the bloodiest of the Second World War.

1955.- plus mark of a British jet plane”Canberra PR-MK7″ round trip London–NY.

1958.- People’s Chinese bombarded with coastal artillery quemoy island (Formosa) and initiates the naval blockade.

1966.- American space satellite lunar orbiter take the first picture of the Land view from the Moon.

1973.- In Chili, Augusto Pinochet It is named “army commander in chiefby the president Salvador Allende. On September 11 (two weeks later) he led the coup that overthrew Allende.

1980.- Finish her National Literacy Crusade in Nicaraguapromoted by the revolutionary government of Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), which reduced illiteracy in the country.

1982.- Bachir Gemayel is elected president of the Lebanon in the middle of a civil war. He died on September 23, in an attack, before the inauguration

1984.- scientists from USA found in Kenya hominid remains dated at 18 million years old.

1991.- the russian president Boris Yeltsin sign the decree of dissolution Soviet Communist Party (CPSU).

1999.- german chancellor Gerhard Schröder move to berlin the seat of government ten years after reunification.

2000.- 143 people die when crashing in the waters of the Persian Gulf a Airbus A-320 of the company Gulf Air.

2005.- 40 people die and 58 survive when crashing in the Peruvian jungle, near pucallpaa plane Boeing 737-200 from the airline tans.

2006.- the austrian Natascha Kampush18 years old, flees after 8 years of kidnapping by Wolfgang Priklopilin Gänserndorf.

2009.- Pakistani Taliban leader dies Baitula Mehsudafter weeks in a coma due to a US attack.

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2011.- A judge drops the 7 charges against the former director of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahnfor sexual offences.

2012.- It begins at Buenos Aires the trial against the last Argentine dictator, Reynaldo Bignonefor crimes against humanity.

2015.- Jihadists of the Islamic State (EI) dynamit the historical Baal temple in palmyra (Syria).

.- About 4,400 immigrants are rescued in the sicilian channeloff the Italian coast.

2019.- The President of the USA, donald trumpunleashes a stock market crash by urging US companies to abandon their operations in China.

2021.- the brazilian Petrobras puts into operation the ship-platform Cariocaits largest offshore hydrocarbon exploitation platform to date.

BIRTHS:

1754.- Louis XVIKing of France.

1769.- George CuvierFrench naturalist.

1912.- gene kellyAmerican dancer, choreographer, actor, and filmmaker.

1922.- Roland DumasFrench politician.

1930.- Michel RocardFrench socialist leader.

1931.- Hamilton SmithAmerican biologist, Nobel Prize in Medicine-1978.

1951.- noor al husseinwife of King Hussein of Jordan.

1970.- river phoenixAmerican actor.

1978.- kobe ​​bryantAmerican basketball player.

1982.- Natalia CoughlinAmerican swimmer.

1987.- alan ruschelBrazilian soccer player, one of the three survivors of LaMia Flight 2933.

1988.- Olga GovortsovaBelarusian tennis player.

nineteen ninety six.- David GoreAmerican actor.

1998.- Fernando JuarezArgentinean soccer player.

DEATHS:

1591.- Fray Luis de LeonSpanish theologian and poet.

1926.- Rudolph ValentineAmerican actor, of Italian origin.

1949.- Domingo Diaz ArosemenaPanamanian politician.

1991.- German PardoColombian poet.

1994.- Zoltan FabriHungarian filmmaker.

2018.- Delio “Wonder” Gamboaformer Colombian soccer player.

.- Pompey of the ValleyHonduran poet.

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2019.- david kochAmerican industrial entrepreneur.

2020.- gerald hinesAmerican businessman and philanthropist.

2021.- rosita quintanaactress from the golden age of Mexican cinema.

Source: Elcomercio

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