Historical Events In April - 23

1660  Treaty of Oliwa is established between Sweden and Poland on this day in history.  

1661  King Charles II crowned the King of Great Britain and Ireland on this day in history.  

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

1662  Connecticut chartered as an English colony on April - 23.  

1670  On this day in history loreto Vittori, composer, dies at 69  

1691  Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies on April - 23.  

1695  Henry Vaughan, poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

1705  Richard Steele's "Tender Husband," premieres in London on this day in history.  

1708  Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) on this day in history.  

1715  Johann Friedrich Doles, composer on April - 23.  

1723  Cornelis Steenoven elected archbishop of Utrecht on April - 23.  

1728  Samuel Wallis, explorer (Wallis Island) on April - 23.  

1728  On April - 23 tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer, dies at 83  

1732  On this day in history cajetan Kolberer, composer, dies at 63  

1735  Ildephons Haas, composer on this day in history.  

1740  On April - 23 thomas Tickell, poet, dies  

1742  On April - 23 mihael Omerza, composer, dies at 62  

1747  On this day in history alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer  

1756  Alexander Reinagle, composer on this day in history.  

1762  On this day in history johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67  

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

1775  The birth of J.M Turner, English artist on April - 23.  

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

1775  On April - 23 joseph Mallord Turner, England, landscape painter (Shipwreck)  

1786  On April - 23 alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68  

1789  President George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY on this day in history.  

1789  President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY on this day in history.  

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

1795  William Hastings acquitted in England of high treason on April - 23.  

1798  On this day in history dutch emperor accepts new Constitution  

1803  On this day in history jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian minister of Justice  

1804  On April - 23 guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (Triangulatie of Belgium)  

1809  On April - 23 eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer  

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.  

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on April - 23.  

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 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  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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