What Happened On 23rd August 2013 In History

Historical Events for 23rd August, 2013

• » A 2013 Palmasola prison riot known as riot at the Palmasola prison complex in Santa Cruz de la Sierra named Santa Cruz, Bolivia, kills 31 people.

August 23rd Famous Deaths for 2013

• » Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (b. 1955)
• » David Garrick (singer) named David Garrick, English singer (b. 1945)
• » William Glasser, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1925)
• » Charles Lisanby, American production designer and set director (b. 1924)
• » Konstanty Miodowicz, Polish politician (b. 1951)
• » Vesna Rožič, Slovenian chess player (b. 1987)
• » Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Russian sociologist and economist (b. 1927)

August 23rd Holidays in History

• » Christian Feast Day:
• » Éogan of Ardstraw
• » Martin de Porres, Toribio de Mogrovejo, and Rosa of Lima (Episcopal Church (USA))
• » Philip Benitius
• » Saint Rose of Lima named Rose of Lima
• » Tydfil
• » August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• » European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observances:
• » Day of the National Flag (Ukraine) called Flag Day (Ukraine)
• » International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (International observance known as International)
• » Umhlanga (ceremony) or Umhlanga Day (Swaziland)

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