Historical Events In April - 23

1660  On April - 23 treaty of Oliwa is established between Sweden and Poland.   

1661  King Charles II crowned the King of Great Britain and Ireland on April - 23.   

1661  English king Charles II crowned in London on this day in history.   

1662  On April - 23 connecticut chartered as an English colony   

1670  Loreto Vittori, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1691  On this day in history jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies   

1695  Henry Vaughan, poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72 on April - 23.   

1697  On this day in history george Baron Anson, British admiral/explorer   

1705  On April - 23 richard Steele's "Tender Husband," premieres in London   

1708  Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) on April - 23.   

1715  Johann Friedrich Doles, composer on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history cornelis Steenoven elected archbishop of Utrecht   

1728  On April - 23 samuel Wallis, explorer (Wallis Island)   

1728  On this day in history tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer, dies at 83   

1732  Cajetan Kolberer, composer, dies at 63 on April - 23.   

1735  On this day in history ildephons Haas, composer   

1740  Thomas Tickell, poet, dies on April - 23.   

1742  On this day in history mihael Omerza, composer, dies at 62   

1747  Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer on April - 23.   

1756  On this day in history alexander Reinagle, composer   

1762  Johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67 on April - 23.   

1774  Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies on April - 23.   

1775  The birth of J.M Turner, English artist on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history opera "Il Ré Pastore" is produced (Salzburg)   

1775  Joseph Mallord Turner, England, landscape painter (Shipwreck) on this day in history.   

1786  Alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1789  President George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY on April - 23.   

1789  President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY on April - 23.   

1791  James Buchanan, Cove Gap PA, (Fed/Dem), 15th US president (1857-61) on April - 23.   

1795  On April - 23 william Hastings acquitted in England of high treason   

1798  On April - 23 dutch emperor accepts new Constitution   

1803  Jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian minister of Justice on April - 23.   

1804  Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (Triangulatie of Belgium) on this day in history.   

1809  On April - 23 eugene-Prosper Prevost, 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 April - 23.   

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

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

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

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

0725  Death of 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 April - 23.   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 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