August 23

    What happened on August 23 in history

    3 events fall on August 23, from 1305 to 1939. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

    Events on August 23

    1. 1305

      William Wallace is executed

      He is hanged, drawn and quartered at Smithfield in London.

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    2. 1791

      The Haitian Revolution begins

      An uprising in the north of Saint-Domingue starts the only successful slave revolution.

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    3. 1939

      The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact

      Germany and the USSR sign a non-aggression pact with a secret protocol.

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