Historical Events In April - 23

0034  On April - 23 christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton  

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

0725  On this day in history 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 April - 23.  

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

1014  On April - 23 the Battle of Clontarf ends Danish rule in Ireland, but a Dane kills the Irish king Brian Boru, 87  

1014  On this day in history king Brian Boru of Ireland beats Danes at Battle of Clontarf  

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on this day in history.  

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on this day in history.  

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1154  Damascus surrenders to sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo on this day in history.  

1229  On this day in history ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres.  

1343  On April - 23 st. George's Night Uprising.  

1348  On April - 23 english order of knighthood founded  

1348  On April - 23 first English order of knighthood founded (Order of the Garter)  

1348  On this day in history 1st English order of knighthood founded (Order of Garter)  

1416  Blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies on April - 23.  

1464  On April - 23 johanna van Valois, Queen of France  

1484  On April - 23 julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)  

1500  Pedro Cabral lands & annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz) on April - 23.  

1500  On April - 23 alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician  

1501  On this day in history portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral & 6 ships return to Lisbon  

1504  On this day in history king Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria  

1564  The birth of William Shakespeare, English playwright on this day in history.  

1597  On this day in history william Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance.  

1598  On this day in history maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, naval commander  

1616  On this day in history netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England  

1616  On April - 23 miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69  

1623  Jan Adam Reincken, composer on April - 23.  

1625  On April - 23 maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57  

1629  On April - 23 john Commelin, director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam)  

1633  Sweden & Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn on April - 23.  

1635  On April - 23 oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded  

1649  Andreas Kneller, 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 April - 23.  

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France  

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

1484  On this day in history birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)  

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician  

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)  

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on April - 23.  

0034  On April - 23 death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton  

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.  

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.  

0871  On this day in history ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies  

0990  On April - 23 ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies  

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.  

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.