Page 2: Historical Events In January - 23

1647  Scottish Presbyterians sell captured Charles I to English parliament on January - 23.   

1648  On January - 23 francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40   

1656  On this day in history blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.   

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

1663  King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten on January - 23.   

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

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

1708  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on January - 23.   

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

1723  Georg Friedrich Händel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1723  Georg Friedrich Handel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) on January - 23.   

1752  On January - 23 muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

1761  Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) on January - 23.   

1762  On this day in history christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)   

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

1783  The birth of Marie Henri Beyle de Stendahl, French writer on this day in history.   

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 January - 23.   

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

1789  Georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded on this day in history.   

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

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

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 January - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1812  7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri on January - 23.   

1813  Franz Commer, composer on January - 23.   

1813  George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

1582  On January - 23 birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  On this day in history birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)   

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  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.   

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

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on January - 23.   

1356  On January - 23 margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies   

1516  On this day in history ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63   

1548  On January - 23 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 this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38