Events That Happened on August 23
- 1942 CEBattle of Stalingrad
- 1921 CEBattle of Sakarya
- 1939 CEMolotov–Ribbentrop Pact
- 1645 CESecond Treaty of Brömsebro
- 1866 CEPeace of Prague
- 1939 CESecret Additional Protocol to the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
- 1978 CEVienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties
- 1990 CEDeclaration of Independence of Armenia
- 2024 CE2024 Solingen stabbing
- 1878 CETakebashi Incident
- 1914 CEMassacre of Tamines
- 1944 CEPadule di Fucecchio massacre
- 2024 CESurovikino penal colony hostage crisis
- 1917 CEHouston riot of 1917
- 1939 CEMolotov–Ribbentrop Pact
- 1970 CESalad Bowl strike
- 1976 CEEgyptAir Flight 321
- 2011 CEYarmuk massacre
- 2013 CE2013 Palmasola prison riot
- 2013 CEAugust 2013 Tripoli bombing
- 1971 CESwitzerland-Uganda Bilateral Investment Treaty
- 1995 CEArgentina-Australia Bilateral Investment Treaty
- 2005 CEAustralia-Mexico Bilateral Investment Treaty
Natural Disasters on August 23
Records from scientific disaster catalogs that fall on this calendar day. All disaster records
- 1741 CEOshima-Oshima· 2,000 deaths
- 1988 CEFlood: India (1988-08-23)· 876 deaths
- 1835 CEEarthquake — Turkey· 300 deaths
- 2000 CEFlood: India (2000-08-23)· 162 deaths
- 1985 CEEarthquake — China, S Xinjiang: Wuqua-Shufu (Ms 7.5)· 71 deaths
- 1856 CEEarthquake and tsunami — Japan, Oshima (Ms 8)· 26 deaths
- 2012 CEFlood: Pakistan (2012-08-23)· 26 deaths
- 2017 CEFlood: China (2017-08-23)· 16 deaths
- 1980 CEEarthquake — India, Kashmir (Ms 4.9)· 15 deaths
- 2023 CEFlood: Tajikistan (2023-08-23)· 13 deaths
- 1951 CEFlash Flooding: Bulgaria (1951-08-23)· 13 deaths
- 1936 CEEarthquake and tsunami — Indonesia, Banda Aceh, Lhok Sukon, Lhoksemawe (Ms 7.3)· 9 deaths
- 1965 CEEarthquake and tsunami — Mexico, Mexico City, Oaxaca (Ms 7.8)· 6 deaths
- 1997 CEFlood: Malaysia (1997-08-23)· 6 deaths
- 1992 CEFlood: Sudan (1992-08-23)· 4 deaths
- 1908 CEFlash Flooding: Italy (1908-08-23)· 3 deaths
- 1992 CEFlood: Mexico (1992-08-23)· 3 deaths
- 2022 CEFlood: Philippines (2022-08-23)· 3 deaths
- 2000 CEArenal· 2 deaths
- 2015 CEFlash Flooding: France (2015-08-23)· 2 deaths
- 1987 CEFluvial (Riverine) Flooding: Italy (1987-08-23)· 1 deaths
- 1984 CEFlash Flooding: Italy (1984-08-23)· 1 deaths