Historical Events In January - 23

1647  Scottish Presbyterians sell captured Charles I to English parliament on this day in history.   

1648  Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 on January - 23.   

1656  Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales on this day in history.   

1663  On this day in history king Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten   

1663  King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten on this day in history.   

1668  On January - 23 england, Netherlands &Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French   

1668  On this day in history england, Netherlands & Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French   

1708  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80   

1719  Principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire on January - 23.   

1723  On January - 23 georg Friedrich Händel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London   

1723  Georg Friedrich Handel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London on January - 23.   

1730  On January - 23 joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1752  On this day in history muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

1761  Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) on January - 23.   

1762  On this day in history christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)   

1779  Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra) on January - 23.   

1783  On January - 23 the birth of Marie Henri Beyle de Stendahl, French writer   

1783  Stendhal, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir) on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad   

1789  On January - 23 georgetown University, the first Catholic college in the U.S., is established in what is now Washington, D.C.   

1789  On January - 23 georgetown, first US Catholic college, founded   

1789  Georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded on this day in history.   

1793  2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia &Russia on this day in history.   

1793  Humane Society of Philadelphia (first aid society) organized on January - 23.   

1793  On this day in history 2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia & Russia   

1796  Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500 on this day in history.   

1800  Edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63   

1806  On January - 23 william Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46   

1809  Veer Surendra Sai, Indian Freedom Fighter on this day in history.   

1812  7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history franz Commer, composer   

1813  George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73 on January - 23.   

1814  On January - 23 georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)   

1719  On this day in history birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)   

1730  On January - 23 birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1745  On January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on January - 23.   

1199  On January - 23 death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

1356  On January - 23 margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies   

1516  On January - 23 ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63   

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on January - 23.   

1549  On January - 23 death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)   

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on January - 23.   

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on January - 23.