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  Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.   

0871  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1014  On this day in history brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

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

1154  On this day in history damascus surrenders to sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo   

1229  Ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres on April - 23.   

1343  On this day in history st. George's Night Uprising.   

1348  On this day in history english order of knighthood founded   

1348  On this day in history 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 this day in history johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

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 April - 23.   

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

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  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  On April - 23 jan Adam Reincken, composer   

1625  Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57 on April - 23.   

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

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  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on April - 23.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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

1516  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

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  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  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  On April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

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