Historical Events In April - 23

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

0303  On this day in history 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  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on April - 23.  

0997  On April - 23 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 kills the Irish king Brian Boru, 87 on this day in history.  

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

1014  On April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87  

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on this day in history.  

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

1229  On April - 23 ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres.  

1343  On April - 23 st. George's Night Uprising.  

1348  On April - 23 english order of knighthood founded  

1348  On this day in history first English order of knighthood founded (Order of the Garter)  

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

1416  On this day in history blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies  

1464  On this day in history johanna van Valois, Queen of France  

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

1500  On April - 23 pedro Cabral lands & annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz)  

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician on this day in history.  

1501  On this day in history 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 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 April - 23.  

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

1623  On this day in history jan Adam Reincken, composer  

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

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

1633  Sweden & Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn on April - 23.  

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  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)  

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.  

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

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.  

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

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on this day in history.  

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.  

1516  On April - 23 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 April - 23 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  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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.