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  On this day in history wihtred, King of Kent  

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

0990  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies  

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.  

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

1014  King Brian Boru of Ireland beats Danes at Battle of Clontarf on April - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1229  On this day in history ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres.  

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

1348  English order of knighthood founded on April - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1501  On April - 23 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  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  Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, naval commander on April - 23.  

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

1616  On this day in history miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69  

1623  Jan Adam Reincken, composer on April - 23.  

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

1629  On April - 23 john Commelin, director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam)  

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

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)  

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

0034  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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