Historical Events In January - 23

1647  On January - 23 scottish Presbyterians sell captured Charles I to English parliament  

1648  Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 on January - 23.  

1656  Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales on this day in history.  

1663  On this day in history king Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten  

1663  King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten on this day in history.  

1668  On this day in history england, Netherlands &Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French  

1668  England, Netherlands & Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French on this day in history.  

1708  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80  

1719  On January - 23 principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire  

1723  On January - 23 georg Friedrich Händel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London  

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1723  On this day in history georg Friedrich Handel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London  

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) on this day in history.  

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer on January - 23.  

1761  On this day in history friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide)  

1762  Christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini) on January - 23.  

1779  Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra) on January - 23.  

1783  On January - 23 the birth of Marie Henri Beyle de Stendahl, French writer  

1783  Stendhal, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir) on this day in history.  

1785  On this day in history carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad  

1789  Georgetown University, the first Catholic college in the U.S., is established in what is now Washington, D.C on this day in history.  

1789  Georgetown, first US Catholic college, founded on this day in history.  

1789  Georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded on January - 23.  

1793  On this day in history 2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia &Russia  

1793  Humane Society of Philadelphia (first aid society) organized on this day in history.  

1793  2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia & Russia on January - 23.  

1796  Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500 on January - 23.  

1800  Edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1805  Vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1806  On January - 23 william Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46  

1809  Veer Surendra Sai, Indian Freedom Fighter on January - 23.  

1812  7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri on this day in history.  

1813  Franz Commer, composer on January - 23.  

1813  George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73 on January - 23.  

1814  Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52 on January - 23.  

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on this day in history.  

1574  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter  

1582  On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)  

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.  

1719  On this day in history birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)  

1730  On this day in history birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)  

1745  On January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)  

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on January - 23.  

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on January - 23.  

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on this day in history.  

1356  On this day in history margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies  

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1548  On this day in history bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57  

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on this day in history.  

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on January - 23.  

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on January - 23.