Historical Events In May - 23

1644  On May - 23 thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1647  On this day in history willem II sworn in as viceroy of Holland   

1648  Luis de Nain, painter, dies on May - 23.   

1660  On this day in history king Charles II returns from exile sails from Scheveningen to England   

1667  King Afonso VI of Portugal flees on this day in history.   

1668  On May - 23 philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried   

1684  On this day in history adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48   

1696  On this day in history johann Caspar Vogler, composer   

1701  Captain Kidd hung in London after conviction of piracy & murder on May - 23.   

1701  Captain William Kidd is hanged in Londo after being convicted of piracy and murder on this day in history.   

1701  After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London on this day in history.   

1701  On May - 23 william Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock   

1706  On this day in history battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed   

1707  Carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier on this day in history.   

1710  On this day in history francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures)   

1718  The birth of William Hunter, Scottish anatomist on May - 23.   

1718  William Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer on May - 23.   

1729  On this day in history giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno)   

1734  On this day in history friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism)   

1735  On May - 23 charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author   

1737  Louis Francois Chambray, composer on this day in history.   

1741  On May - 23 andrea Lucchesi, composer   

1750  On May - 23 carlo Goldoni's "Il Bugiardo," premieres in Mantua   

1753  Giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer on May - 23.   

1754  On this day in history andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon)   

1754  John Wood, architect/town planner, dies on May - 23.   

1756  Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer on May - 23.   

1759  Antoinio da Silva Leite, composer on May - 23.   

1774  Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) on this day in history.   

1783  James Otis, American lawyer, dies on May - 23.   

1785  Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals on May - 23.   

1785  William Woollett, engraver, dies on May - 23.   

1788  On May - 23 south Carolina becomes 8th state to ratify US constitution   

1788  SC becomes 8th state to ratify US constitution on May - 23.   

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1052  On this day in history birth of king Philip I of France (d. 1108)   

1100  On May - 23 birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on May - 23.   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on May - 23.   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1644  On May - 23 birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on May - 23.   

1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on May - 23.   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on this day in history.   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on this day in history.   

1524  On May - 23 death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  On May - 23 adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27