Basketball legend Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia on August 23, 1978. He was named after Kobe Beef after his parents saw it on a menu at a restaurant trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2011/08/kobe-b…

On August 23, 2021, it was announced that American-born French dancer, singer and actress Josephine Baker would be interred in the Panthéon in Paris. She was the first black woman to receive one of the highest honors in France. trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2010/10/joseph…

Yasser Arafat was born on August 24, 1929 (approx) in Cairo, Egypt. The founder of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). he played a significant role in advocating for the Palestinian cause & seeking a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2009/03/yasser…

Breakfast At Tiffany's author Truman Capote died on August 25, 1984, at the home of his friend Joanne Carson in Bel Air, Los Angeles aged 59. The cause of death was liver disease complicated by phlebitis and multiple drug intoxication trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2012/01/truman…

American composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein was born on August 25, 1918, in Lawrence, Massachusetts to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Samuel Bernstein and Jennie Resnick. His father worked as a hairdresser and later became a businessman. trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2011/02/leonar…

French composer Claude Debussy was born at St Germain-en-Laye on August 22, 1862. His father was a travelling salesman and his mother a seamstress. Debussy had his first piano lesson aged 10 and within three years Debussy was playing Chopin piano concertos trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2013/07/claude…

A failed attempt to assassinate the French President Charles de Gaulle on August 22, 1962 provided the inspiration for Frederick Forsyth's book The Day of the Jackal. trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2013/07/charle…

Oliver Cromwell married Elizabeth Bourchier on August 22, 1620, at St. Giles, Cripplegate, London. Their marriage was characterized by mutual affection and loyalty. They had nine children together, of whom eight reached adulthood. trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2013/03/oliver…

St Columba is said to be the first person to have encountered the Loch Ness monster. On August 22, 565 the saint banished a ferocious "water beast" to the depths of the River Ness after it had killed a Pict and then tried to attack Columba's disciple. trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2012/12/saint-…

Louis XVI of France was born on August 23, 1754. For more August 23 anniversaries, including King George III's Proclamation of Rebellion, markswoman Annie Oakley's marriage, and the unveiling of The Little Mermaid sculpture in Copenhagen harbor, check out onthatday.co.uk/2020/08/august…

The "father of paleontology" Georges Cuvier was born in Montbeliard, France on August 23, 1769. He became fascinated by natural history after encountering at the age of 10 a copy of Gesner's Historiae Animalium. trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2013/04/george…

Justin Bieber and his wife, Hailey Bieber, announced the birth of their first son, Jack Blues Bieber, on August 23, 2024. trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2011/02/just-b…

William Wilberforce was born in Hull, Yorkshire on August 24, 1759. For more August 24 anniversaries, including The Visigoths pillage of Rome, King John of England marriage to Isabella of Angoulême, and the patenting of the stove-top waffle iron, check out onthatday.co.uk/2020/08/august…

On August 24, 1938, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, a plane operated by China National Aviation Corporation was attacked by Japanese military aircraft just north of Hong Kong. It was the first commercial passenger airliner shot down by hostile forces onthatday.co.uk/2020/08/august…

Ivan The Terrible was born August 25, 1530. For more August 25 anniversaries, including the formation of the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, The Great Moon Hoax article, and the first person to swim the English channel, check out onthatday.co.uk/2020/08/august…

While in Venice, Galileo Galilei learned of the recent invention of the telescope which had been developed for military applications. He developed an improved version, which he demonstrated to Venetian lawmakers on August 25, 1609. trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2014/09/galile…

The author Frederick Forsyth was born on August 25, 1938, in Ashford, Kent, England. Famed for his best-selling novels, including The Day of the Jackal, The Dogs of War & The Odessa File he is credited as the originator of the "documentary thriller" genre trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2014/06/freder…

The English physicist and chemist Michael Faraday died on August 25, 1867. As he lay dying, journalists asked him about his speculations on death. The devout scientist replied: “I know nothing about speculations, I’m resting on certainties.” trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2014/04/michae…

The actor Sean Connery was born in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland on August 25, 1930. Young Connery supported his impoverished family with a milk run. On his run he delivered to Fettes School, which, according to Ian Fleming, James Bond attended. trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2012/12/sean-c…

Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon, died on August 25, 2012, in Cincinnati, Ohio, following complications from heart surgery. Having served as a Navy pilot and flew 78 combat missions during the Korean War, he was buried at sea. trivialbiographies.blogspot.com/2009/04/neil-a…