Historical Events In April - 23

1660  Treaty of Oliwa is established between Sweden and Poland on April - 23.  

1661  On April - 23 king Charles II crowned the King of Great Britain and Ireland  

1661  On April - 23 english king Charles II crowned in London  

1662  Connecticut chartered as an English colony on April - 23.  

1670  On April - 23 loreto Vittori, composer, dies at 69  

1691  On this day in history jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies  

1695  Henry Vaughan, poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72 on April - 23.  

1697  On this day in history george Baron Anson, British admiral/explorer  

1705  Richard Steele's "Tender Husband," premieres in London on April - 23.  

1708  Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) on April - 23.  

1715  Johann Friedrich Doles, composer on April - 23.  

1723  On this day in history cornelis Steenoven elected archbishop of Utrecht  

1728  On this day in history samuel Wallis, explorer (Wallis Island)  

1728  On this day in history tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer, dies at 83  

1732  On this day in history cajetan Kolberer, composer, dies at 63  

1735  Ildephons Haas, composer on this day in history.  

1740  Thomas Tickell, poet, dies on this day in history.  

1742  On April - 23 mihael Omerza, composer, dies at 62  

1747  Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer on April - 23.  

1756  Alexander Reinagle, composer on April - 23.  

1762  On April - 23 johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67  

1774  On this day in history christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies  

1775  The birth of J.M Turner, English artist on April - 23.  

1775  On this day in history opera "Il Ré Pastore" is produced (Salzburg)  

1775  Joseph Mallord Turner, England, landscape painter (Shipwreck) on this day in history.  

1786  On this day in history alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68  

1789  On this day in history president George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY  

1789  On April - 23 president-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY  

1791  James Buchanan, Cove Gap PA, (Fed/Dem), 15th US president (1857-61) on this day in history.  

1795  On this day in history william Hastings acquitted in England of high treason  

1798  Dutch emperor accepts new Constitution on this day in history.  

1803  Jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian minister of Justice on April - 23.  

1804  Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (Triangulatie of Belgium) on April - 23.  

1809  Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer on April - 23.  

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.  

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.  

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.  

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.  

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.  

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on this day in history.  

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)  

1516  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)  

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on April - 23.  

0303  On April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded  

0725  On this day in history death of wihtred, King of Kent  

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.  

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.  

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

1014  On this day in history brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87  

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on April - 23.