Historical Events In January - 23

1647  Scottish Presbyterians sell captured Charles I to English parliament on this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40  

1656  On January - 23 blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.  

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

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

1668  England, Netherlands &Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French on January - 23.  

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

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

1719  Principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire on January - 23.  

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

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

1730  On January - 23 joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)  

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer on this day in history.  

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

1762  On January - 23 christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)  

1779  On January - 23 charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra)  

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

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

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 January - 23.  

1789  On January - 23 georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded  

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

1793  On January - 23 humane Society of Philadelphia (first aid society) organized  

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

1796  On this day in history armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500  

1800  On January - 23 edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50  

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

1806  On this day in history william Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46  

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

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

1813  Franz Commer, composer on January - 23.  

1813  On this day in history george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73  

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

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1350  On this day in history birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)  

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on January - 23.  

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

1688  On January - 23 birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)  

1719  On January - 23 birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)  

1730  On January - 23 birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)  

1745  On this day in history birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)  

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer  

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

1199  On January - 23 death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)  

1356  On January - 23 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  On this day in history death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)  

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on this day in history.  

1622  On January - 23 william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38