Deaths on August 23

Abdülmecid II

Died on August 23, 1944

Abdülmecid II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1868)

Abdulmejid II (Ottoman Turkish: عبد المجید ثانی, romanized: `Abdü’l-Mecîd-i-sânî, Turkish: II. Abdülmecid, 29 May 1868 – 23 August 1944) was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty, the only Caliph of the Republic of Turkey, and nominally the 37th Head of the Ottoman Imperial House from 1922 to 1944.

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10 Apr

Auschwitz concentration camp
Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
13 Apr

Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between New Zealand and the Soviet Union are established.
26 Jun

RAF
World War II: San Marino, a neutral state, is mistakenly bombed by the RAF based on faulty information, leading to 35 civilian deaths.
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Charles de Gaulle
World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
31 Dec

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World War II: Hungary declares war on Nazi Germany.

Deaths on August 23

Abdülmecid II

Died on August 23, 1944

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