Historical Events In April - 23

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

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

0725  On April - 23 wihtred, King of Kent  

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

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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 this day in history.  

1348  On April - 23 english order of knighthood founded  

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

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

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

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

1484  On this day in history 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 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  King Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria on April - 23.  

1564  The birth of William Shakespeare, English playwright on April - 23.  

1597  On April - 23 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 April - 23 netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England  

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

1649  On April - 23 andreas Kneller, composer  

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1170  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer  

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 April - 23.  

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

1516  On this day in history birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)  

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

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies