Births on August 23

Brett Morris

Born on August 23, 1986

Brett Morris, Australian rugby league player

Brett Morris (born 23 August 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played on the wing for the St George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters in the NRL and Australia at international level.

He has played for New South Wales in the State of Origin series, NRL All Stars, Country Origin and the Prime Minister's XIII. Morris previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons between 2006 and 2014, with whom he won the 2010 NRL Grand Final. Earlier in his career he played as a fullback.

Morris is the fourth highest try scorer for in premiership history, with 176 tries (only behind Ken Irvine's 212 tries, Billy Slater's 190 tries and Steve Menzies’ 180 tries).

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Events on 1986

25 Feb

Ferdinand Marcos
People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first woman president.
1 Apr

Kathmandu
Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
26 Apr

Chernobyl disaster
A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster.
27 Apr

Chernobyl disaster
The city of Pripyat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.
2 Jul

Augusto Pinochet
Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.

Births on August 23

Brett Morris

Born on August 23, 1986

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Chernobyl disaster

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