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Romy Schneider is regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time and became a cult figure due to her role as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the Sissi trilogy in the mid-1950s.
Famous Birthdays on September 23
1938 — Romy Schneider
German-French actress (died 1982)
September 23 has 238 recorded notable births across history, from 63 BC to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1961 U.S. President John F. Kennedy nominates African American civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, although pro-segregation Southern senators manage to delay his confirmation until September 11, 1962. Source
- 1338 The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first naval battle in which gunpowder artillery is used. Source
- 1642 First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ends in a Royalist victory. Source
- 1459 The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists. Source
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Skylar Astin Lipstein is an American actor known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films Pitch Perfect (2012) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015).
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Del Potro won 22 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including a major at the 2009 US Open, where he defeated Rafael Nadal and the five-time defending champion Roger Federer en route.
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Rosalind Chao also played Hua Li, Mulan's mother, in the live-action 2020 remake of Mulan.
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was an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered anesthetics, and introduced several new operations, including the radical mastectomy for breast cancer.
More major people born on September 23
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1987
Skylar Astin
American actor and singer
Skylar Astin Lipstein is an American actor known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films Pitch Perfect (2012) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015).
1988
Juan Martín del Potro
Argentinian tennis player
Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), in August 2018.
1957
Rosalind Chao
American actress
Rosalind Chao is an American actress. She appeared as Soon-Lee Klinger in the mid-1980s CBS show AfterMASH, Rose Hsu Jordan in the 1993 movie The Joy Luck Club, the recurring character Keiko O'Brien on Star Trek: The…
1852
William Stewart Halsted
American physician and surgeon (died 1922)
William Stewart Halsted, M.D. was an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered anesthetics, and introduced several new operations,…
1943
Marty Schottenheimer
American football player and coach (died 2021)
Martin Edward Schottenheimer was an American professional football linebacker and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons.
1863
Mary Church Terrell
American author and activist (died 1954)
Mary "Mollie" Eliza Church Terrell was an American civil rights activist, journalist, teacher and one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree.
1947
Neal Smith
American drummer and songwriter
Neal Smith is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock group Alice Cooper from 1967 to 1974.
1979
Lote Tuqiri
Fijian-Australian rugby player
Lote Daulako Tuqiri is a former professional dual-code rugby footballer who primarily played as a winger across both codes. He represented Australia in both rugby league and rugby union, and Fiji in rugby league.
1981
Robert Doornbos
Dutch racing driver
Robert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch former racing driver who also competed with a Monégasque licence.
1976
Sarah Blasko
Australian singer-songwriter and producer
Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow, known professionally as Sarah Blasko, is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
1647
Joseph Dudley
English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (died 1720)
Joseph Dudley was a colonial administrator, a native of Roxbury in Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the son of one of its founders.
1972
Jermaine Dupri
American rapper and producer
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin is an American record producer, rapper, songwriter and music executive.
1791
Theodor Körner
German soldier and author (died 1813)
Carl Theodor Körner was a German poet and soldier. After having lived for some time in Vienna, where he wrote some light comedies and other works for the Burgtheater, he became a soldier and joined the Lützow Free Corps…
1996
Napheesa Collier
American basketball player
Napheesa Collier, nicknamed "Phee", is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Lunar Owls of Unrivaled.
1917
El Santo
Mexican Luchador enmascarado, film actor, and folk icon (died 1984)
Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, best known by his ring name El Santo, was a Mexican professional wrestler and actor.
1954
Cherie Blair
English lawyer and academic
Cherie, Lady Blair is an English barrister, judge, and writer. Blair has appeared in a number of leading cases, including arguing Lisa Grant v South West Trains Ltd before the European Court of Justice.
1907
Duarte Nuno
Duke of Braganza (died 1976)
Dom Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza was the claimant to the defunct Portuguese throne, as both the Miguelist successor of his father, Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza, and later as the head of the only Brigantine house,…
1959
Jason Alexander
American actor, singer, and voice artist
Jason Alexander is an American actor and comedian. Over the course of his career, he has received an Emmy Award and a Tony Award as well as nominations for four Golden Globe Awards.
1984
Matt Kemp
American baseball player
Matthew Ryan Kemp is an American former professional baseball outfielder.