WHAT HAPPENED ON 23. AUGUST
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After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, eldest son of Marc Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Caesar and Cleopatra. (23. August 30. BC)

Ludi Volcanalici are held within the temple precinct of Vulcan, and used by Augustus to mark the treaty with Parthia and the return of the legionary standards that had been lost at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BC. (23. August 20. BC)

Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. (23. August 79)

Gothic king Radagaisus is executed after he is defeated by Roman general Stilicho and 12,000 "barbarians" are incorporated into the Roman army or sold as slaves. (23. August 406)

Odoacer, chieftain of the Germanic tribes (Herulic - Scirian foederati), is proclaimed rex Italiae ("King of Italy") by his troops. (23. August 476)

Abu Bakr dies at Medina and is succeeded by Umar I who becomes the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. (23. August 634)

Byzantine-Seljuk wars: Battle of Manzikert – Byzantine emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captures Manzikert. (23. August 1071)

Siege of Jerusalem: The city's citadel, the Tower of David, surrenders to Khwarezmian Empire. (23. August 1244)

Battle of Tagliacozzo: The army of Charles of Anjou defeats the Ghibellines supporters of Conradin of Hohenstaufen marking the fall of the Hohenstaufen family from the Imperial and Sicilian thrones, and leading to the new chapter of Angevin domination in Southern Italy. (23. August 1268)

Sir William Wallace is executed for high treason at Smithfield in London. (23. August 1305)

Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers. (23. August 1328)

Siege of Moscow: The Golden Horde led by khan Tokhtamysh lays siege to the capital of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. (23. August 1382)

The Battle of Chaldiran ends with a decisive victory for the Sultan Selim I, Ottoman Empire, over the Shah Ismail I, founder of the Safavid dynasty. (23. August 1514)

Christian II of Denmark is deposed as king of Sweden and Gustav Vasa is elected regent. (23. August 1521)

French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada. (23. August 1541)

Mob violence against Huguenots in Paris – St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. (23. August 1572)

Japanese invasions of Korea: The Yeongwon Castle is besieged by the Japanese Fourth Division led by Itō Suketaka. (23. August 1592)

Long War (1591–1606): Wallachian prince Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Călugăreni and achieves a tactical victory. (23. August 1595)

Battle of Gifu Castle: The eastern forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu defeat the western Japanese clans loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori, leading to the destruction of Gifu Castle and serving as a prelude to the Battle of Sekigahara. (23. August 1600)

Fettmilch Uprising: Jews are expelled from Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, following the plundering of the Judengasse. (23. August 1614)