TODAY IN HISTORY ON 23RD AUGUST

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August 23 is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are

130 days remaining until the end of the year.

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TODAY IN HISTORY HUG YOUR SWEETHEART DAY IS

CELEBRATED ON 23RD AUGUST

From history we are celebrating this

day as a Hug your sweetheart day

on 23rd August as it brings a lots of

happiness with joy fun and enjoy this

day with your beloved by giving lots

of hugs and Gifts.

You can have dinner or lunch at your

both favourite place and enjoy the

whole day together.

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TODAY IN HISTORY RIDE THE WIND DAY IS CELEBRATED

ON 23RD AUGUST

National Ride The Wind Day

commemorates the anniversary of the

first human powered flight to win the

Kremer prize.

It was on August 23rd of 1977 that the

Gossamer Condor 2, flew the first

figure-eight course specified by the

Royal Aeronautical Society, at Minter

Field in Shafter, California. Slowly

cruising at only 11 mph, it travelled a

distance of 2,172 meters.

The Gossamer Condor 2 was built by

Dr. Paul B MacCready and piloted by

amateur cyclist and hang-glider pilot

Bryan Allen.

TODAY IN HISTORY VALENTINO DAY IS DESCRIBED ON

23RD AUGUST

Valentino Day commemorates the

death of Rudolph Valentino (or Rudolfo

Alfonzo Raffaelo Piero Filibert

Guglielmi De Valentina D’Antonguolla),

1920’s film star of The Four Horsemen

of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood

and Sand, The Eagle and Son of the

Sheik.

Valentino was Hollywood’s first male

sex symbol, and millions of female

fans idolized him as the “Great Lover.”

His personal life was often stormy, and

after two failed marriages he began

dating the sexy Polish actress Pola

Negri in 1926.

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TODAY IN HISTORY GAUHAR KHAN WAS BORN ON 23RD

AUGUST 1981

Gauhar Khan is an Indian model and

actress born on 23rd August. After

pursuing modeling, she made her

acting debut in 2009 with Yash Raj

Films' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the

Year.

She has featured in songs including

"Naa Pere Kanchan Mala" Shankar

Dada M.B.B.S., 2004, "Nasha Nasha"

Aan: Men at Work, 2004, "Parda

Parda" Once Upon a Time in

Mumbaai, 2010 and "Jhalla Walla" and

"Chokra Jawaan" Ishaqzaade, in 2012.

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TODAY IN HISTORY SAIRA BANU WAS BORN ON 23RD

AUGUST 1944

Saira Banu, also known as Saira Bano,

is an Indian Bollywood actress and the

wife of the film actor Dilip Kumar.

She acted in many Bollywood films

between 1961 and 1980, Saira Banu

married actor Dilip Kumar in 1966.

He was 44 at the time while she was

22.

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TODAY IN HISTORY KOBE BRYANT WAS BORN ON 23RD

AUGUST 1978

Kobe Bean Bryant is an American

professional basketball player who

currently plays for the Los Angeles

Lakers of the National Basketball

Association was born on 23rd August.

Bryant was born in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, as the youngest of three

children and the only son of Joe Bryant

and Pamela Cox Bryant.

At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant

became the youngest player in league

history to reach 30,000 career points.

He is also the all-time leading scorer in

Lakers franchise history…

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TODAY IN HISTORY JEREMY LIN WAS BORN ON 23RD

AUGUST 1988

Jeremy Shu-How Lin is an American

professional basketball player who

currently plays for the Charlotte Hornets

of the National Basketball Association

and was born on 23rd August.

He unexpectedly led a winning

turnaround with the New York Knicks in

2012, which generated a global

following known as Linsanity. His Salary:

2.139 million USD (2015).

On July 9, 2015, Lin signed a two-year,

$4.3 million contract with the Charlotte

Hornets, who used their bi-annual

exception in the deal.

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HOROSCOPE OF PEOPLE BORN ON 23RD AUGUST

IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS AUGUST 23, you are

born under the Virgo zodiac sign. People who

share this birthday are daring individuals. You are

additionally ambitious; you have great potential

for leadership.

You will do well professionally. Virgos make

meticulous medical personnel or perhaps CEO of

a prominent law firm. I’ll tell you why.

The Virgin born on this day is extremely loyal and

devoted. However, the 23rd August birthday

personality also suggests that you can be

impatient, arrogant and aggressive.

You are definitely an enterprising person.

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