Historical Events In April - 23

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

0303  On this day in history george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  Damascus surrenders to sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo on April - 23.  

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

1343  St. George's Night Uprising on this day in history.  

1348  English order of knighthood founded on April - 23.  

1348  First English order of knighthood founded (Order of the Garter) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1500  On this day in history pedro Cabral lands & annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz)  

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

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

1504  On April - 23 king Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria  

1564  On April - 23 the birth of William Shakespeare, English playwright  

1597  William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance on April - 23.  

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

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

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

1623  On April - 23 jan Adam Reincken, composer  

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

1629  John Commelin, director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam) on this day in history.  

1633  On April - 23 sweden & Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn  

1635  Oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded on this day in history.  

1649  On April - 23 andreas Kneller, composer  

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

1185  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)  

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

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 April - 23.  

1500  On April - 23 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 this day in history.  

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

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

0725  On April - 23 death of wihtred, King of Kent  

0871  On April - 23 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  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.  

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

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