Historical Events In April - 23
Thursday, 05 February 2026
0034 Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton. 

0303 George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded 

0725 Wihtred, King of Kent. 

0871 Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies 

0990 Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies 

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

1014 The Battle of Clontarf ends Danish rule in Ireland, but a Dane results in the deaths of the Irish king Brian Boru, 87. 

1014 King Brian Boru of Ireland beats Danes at Battle of Clontarf. 

1014 Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 

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

1154 Damascus surrenders to sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo. 

1229 Ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres. 

1343 St. George's Night Uprising 

1348 English order of knighthood founded. 

1348 inaugural English order of knighthood founded (Order of the Garter) 

1348 1st English order of knighthood founded (Order of Garter) 

1416 Blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies. 

1464 Johanna van Valois, Queen of France. 

1484 Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things). 

1500 Pedro Cabral lands and annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz) 

1500 Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician 

1501 Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral and 6 ships return to Lisbon. 

1504 King Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria 

1564 William Shakespeare, English playwright is born. 

1597 William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is inaugural performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance. 

1598 Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, naval commander. 

1616 Netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England. 

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

1623 Jan Adam Reincken, composer 

1625 Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57. 

1629 John Commelin, director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam). 

1633 Sweden and Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn 

1635 Oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded 

1649 Andreas Kneller, composer. 

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