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What Happened On 23rd August 1973 In History

August 23rd (1973) was a Thursday. It's the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 130 days left to the end of the year.

Historical Events for 23rd August, 1973

  • » A Norrmalmstorg robbery or bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm syndrome".

Famous Birthdays on August 23 in 1973

  • » Casey Blake, American baseball player
  • » Kerry Walmsley, New Zealand cricketer

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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World History for the 23rd August