Historical Events In July - 04
Monday, 23 February 2026
0836 Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples. 

0907 Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria. 

0966 Benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies 

0993 Saint Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized 

1054 In this year, Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days) 

1120 Jordan II of Capua is anointed as prince after his infant nephew's death. 

1187 Battle of Hittin (Tiberias): Saladin defeats Reinoud of Châtillon 

1187 Reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies. 

1301 Battle at Breukelen: Holland vs Lichtenberg 

1301 Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle. 

1307 Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies 

1336 Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65. 

1359 Francesco II Ordelaffi of Forlì surrenders to the Papal commander Gil de Albornoz. 

1415 Angelo Correr renounces his claim to the Papacy as Pope Gregory XII. 

1453 41 Jewish martyrs burned at stake at Breslau 

1498 Filips van Burgundy, admiral-general of Netherlands, dies 

1534 Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye. 

1541 Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56 

1546 Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) 

1578 Charles de Berlaymont, baron of Hierges, gov/viceroy of Names, dies 

1603 Philippus the Monte, priest/bandmaster/composer, dies at 82. 

1610 Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russian and Sweden. 

1610 Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral. 

1623 William Byrd, English composer (Ave verum corpus), dies at 80 

1627 Thomas Middleton Elizabethan dramatist, dies (birth date unknown). 

1627 Thomas Middleton, Elizabethan dramatist (Women Beware Women), dies. 

1634 The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France, later to become the Canadian province of Quebec. 

1636 City of Providence, Rhode Island form. 

1652 In this year, Prince of Condé starts blood bath in Paris. 

1653 Barebones Parliment goes into session in England 

1653 British Barebones Parliament goes into session 

1669 Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor 

1672 States of Holland declares "Eternal Edict" void 

1672 Ambrosius Reiner, composer, dies at 67 

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