Historical Events In April - 23

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

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

0725  Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.   

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on April - 23.   

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 April - 23.   

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

1014  King Brian Boru of Ireland beats Danes at Battle of Clontarf on this day in history.   

1014  On April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

1016  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies   

1154  On April - 23 damascus surrenders to sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo   

1229  On April - 23 ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres.   

1343  On this day in history st. George's Night Uprising.   

1348  On this day in history english order of knighthood founded   

1348  First English order of knighthood founded (Order of the Garter) on April - 23.   

1348  1st English order of knighthood founded (Order of Garter) on April - 23.   

1416  Blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies on this day in history.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France on April - 23.   

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

1500  On April - 23 pedro Cabral lands & annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz)   

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

1501  Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral & 6 ships return to Lisbon on this day in history.   

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 April - 23 maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, naval commander   

1616  Netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England on this day in history.   

1616  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69 on April - 23.   

1623  On April - 23 jan Adam Reincken, composer   

1625  On this day in history maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57   

1629  John Commelin, director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam) on April - 23.   

1633  Sweden & Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn on this day in history.   

1635  Oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded on April - 23.   

1649  On this day in history andreas Kneller, composer   

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1170  On April - 23 birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on April - 23.   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

0034  On this day in history death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

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

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

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

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on April - 23.   

0997  On April - 23 vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on April - 23.   

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