Births on August 23

Kerry Walmsley

Born on August 23, 1973

Kerry Walmsley, New Zealand cricketer

Kerry Peter Walmsley (born 23 August 1973 in Dunedin) played three Tests and two One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1995 and 2003 as a fast bowler.

In domestic cricket he played for Auckland from 1994–95 to 1999–2000, Otago from 2000–01 to 2002–03, and Auckland again from 2003–04 to 2005–06.

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Events on 1973

20 Jul

Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee, the famous Chinese actor and martial-arts expert, dies in Los Angeles at age 32 from a brain edema possibly caused by a reaction to a prescription painkiller.
15 Aug

Cambodia
Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends.
22 Aug

Salvador Allende
The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections.
17 Oct

1973 oil crisis
OPEC imposes an oil embargo against a number of Western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Egypt and Syria.
4 Nov

1973 oil crisis
The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.

Births on August 23

Kerry Walmsley

Born on August 23, 1973

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Events on 1973

Bruce Lee

Cambodia

Salvador Allende

1973 oil crisis

1973 oil crisis