Historical Events In April - 23

0034  Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies  

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40  

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 April - 23.  

1016  On this day in history 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 this day in history ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres.  

1343  St. George's Night Uprising on April - 23.  

1348  On this day in history english order of knighthood founded  

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

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

1416  On April - 23 blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies  

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

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

1500  Pedro Cabral lands & annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz) on this day in history.  

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician on April - 23.  

1501  Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral & 6 ships return to Lisbon on April - 23.  

1504  King Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria on this day in history.  

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  Netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England on April - 23.  

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

1623  Jan Adam Reincken, composer on April - 23.  

1625  Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1629  On this day in history john Commelin, director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam)  

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 this day in history andreas Kneller, composer  

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

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  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer  

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

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

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on April - 23.  

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

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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