Historical Events In April - 23

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

0303  On April - 23 george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

0725  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 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  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.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history king Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria   

1564  The birth of William Shakespeare, English playwright on this day in history.   

1597  William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance on April - 23.   

1598  Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, naval commander on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1623  Jan Adam Reincken, composer on April - 23.   

1625  On April - 23 maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57   

1629  On this day in history 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  Andreas Kneller, composer on this day in history.   

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1170  On April - 23 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  On this day in history 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 April - 23.   

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

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on this day in history.   

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