Historical Events In January - 23

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

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

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

1663  On January - 23 king Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten   

1663  On January - 23 king Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten   

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

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

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

1719  On this day in history principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire   

1723  Georg Friedrich Händel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London on January - 23.   

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  On January - 23 muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

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

1762  Christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini) on this day in history.   

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

1783  On this day in history 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  Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad on this day in history.   

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

1789  On January - 23 georgetown, first US Catholic college, founded   

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

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

1796  On January - 23 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  On this day in history vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63   

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

1809  On January - 23 veer Surendra Sai, Indian Freedom Fighter   

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

1813  On January - 23 franz Commer, composer   

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

1814  On January - 23 georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52   

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

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on January - 23.   

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

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

1745  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on January - 23.   

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

1002  On January - 23 otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21   

1199  On this day in history death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on this day in history.   

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

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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