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August 23: Black Ribbon Day

Natascha Kampusch

1305 – William Wallace, a leader of Scottish resistance against England during the Wars of Scottish Independence, was hanged, drawn and quartered.
1775 – King George III issued a proclamation that declared elements of the American colonies of Great Britain to be in a state of "open and avowed rebellion".
1960 – Congo Crisis: In order to stop the secession of South Kasai from the Republic of Congo, Armée Nationale Congolaise forces launched an invasion of South Kasai.
2006 – Natascha Kampusch (pictured), who had been abducted at the age of ten in Vienna, escaped from her captor's house in Strasshof an der Nordbahn after more than eight years in captivity.
2011 – A 5.8 M_W earthquake struck the Piedmont region of Virginia, and was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S. history.

More anniversaries:

Hakainde Hichilema in 2025

The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria ends its autonomous rule following its full integration into Syria.
President Hakainde Hichilema (pictured) wins the Zambian general election for a second consecutive term.
A magnitude-7.7 earthquake strikes off the coast of Flores, Indonesia, causing at least 87 deaths.
Former premier of China Zhu Rongji dies at the age of 97.
A solar eclipse causes totality from Siberia to Iberia.

Philippe Le Bas

... that, when Robespierre was threatened with arrest for tyranny, Philippe Le Bas (pictured) demanded to be arrested too?
... that the National Asian American Theater Company was established to produce and perform classics of Western theater with all–Asian-American casts?
... that Chloe Cherry appeared in a pornographic parody of Euphoria before appearing in the real TV series?
... that philosophers discuss whether truth is correspondence between statements and facts, coherence among beliefs, or something else?
... that Deng Shi called for China to undergo its own version of the Renaissance?
... that Porta d'Europa has been called "an open door that paradoxically is wide shut"?
... that the director of The Tale of Iya created his own production company to finance the film?
... that contemporary historian Procopius described Teia's heroism in his last battle as worthy of the "heroes of legend"?
... that Starface was the first album in 19 years to receive a 0/10 score from Pitchfork?