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Born on Tuesday August 23, 1864
- Adelheid Meijs, Scherberg-Würselen, NRW, Germany († 1865)
- Anna Groothuizen, Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1950)
- Adrianus Outshoven, Zeist, Nederland († 1941)
- Aaltje Kamphuis, Ten Boer, Groningen, Nederland († 1918)
- Adrianus Outshoven, Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland († 1941)
- Agnes Houben, Maasbree († 1940)
- Amelia Victoria Bomhals, Dendermonde, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen
- Anna Jakobine Paulsen, Vefsns kommun, Nordland fylke, Norway († 1868)
- Alewijn Vos, Klaaswaal († 1864)
- Albert AARTEN, Nieuwleusen, Overijssel, Nederland
Died on Tuesday August 23, 1864
- Augustinus Johannes de Rooij (81), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Augustinus Johannes de Rooij (80), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Augustinus Johannes de Rooij- (81), Tilburg, Nederland
- Antje Bernardus HESSELIUS (77), Bolsward, Súdwest-Fryslân, Province of Friesland (Fryslân), Netherlands
- Augustinus Johannes (Augustin Jean) de Roij (de Rooij) (81), Tilburg (Noord-Brabant)
- Antonia Everken (74), Zevenaar,Gemeente Zevenaar,Gelderland,Netherlands
- Areke Muilenburg (0), Dalem
- Anastasia Beising (84), Ehingen, Baden, Germany
- Aaltje Weide (1), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
- Aaltje Weide (1), Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 23, 1864 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
- Middelburgsche courant
- De Oostpost : letterkundig, wetenschappelijk en commercieel nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Opregte Haarlemsche Courant
Born on August 23
- 1852 » Arnold Toynbee, English economist and historian († 1883)
- 1852 » Clímaco Calderón, Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia († 1913)
- 1852 » Radha Gobinda Kar, Indian physician and philanthropist († 1918)
- 1854 » Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer († 1925)
- 1864 » Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece († 1936)
- 1867 » Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic († 1948)
- 1868 » Edgar Lee Masters, American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright († 1950)
- 1872 » Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra († 1957)
- 1875 » Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor († 1946)
- 1875 » William Eccles, English physicist and engineer († 1966)
Died on August 23
- 1806 » Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (b. 1736)
- 1813 » Alexander Wilson (ornithologist), Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (b. 1766)
- 1819 » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)
- 1831 » August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)
- 1831 » Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)
- 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
- 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
- 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
- 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
- 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1864
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 11 » The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
- April 8 » American Civil War: Battle of Mansfield: Union forces are thwarted by the Confederate army at Mansfield, Louisiana.
- May 7 » American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
- July 8 » Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
- August 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
- September 29 » The Treaty of Lisbon defines the boundaries between Spain and Portugal and abolishes the Couto Misto microstate.
Weather August 23, 1864
The temperature on August 23, 1864 was about 10.9 °C. There was 11 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.