Famous Birthdays Aug 23 Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat, born in Vipava, Slovenia (d. 1566) Born in 1486 Famous Deaths Aug 26 Ernst I, Elector of Saxony (1464-86), dies at 45 1485 History by Year 1487 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z