August 23
What happened on this day:
1305 William Wallace, Scottish revolutionary, is executed.
1839 The United Kingdom gains control of Hong Kong
1977 First man-powered flight of at least 1 mile.
1990 East and West Germany announce that they would unite
1992 Hurricane Andrew strikes land in South Florida.
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Famous Birthdays:
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1912 Gene Kelly : Movie Actor and dancer
1946 Keith Moon : Drummer for The Who
1949 Rick Springfield : Singer
1970 Jay Mohr : Movie Actor
1970 River Phoenix : Movie Actor
1978 Kobe Bryant : Pro Basketball Player
1982 Natalie Coughlin : Swimmer
