Historical Events In July - 23

0636  Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from Byzantine Empire.   

0685  In this year, John V starts his reign as Catholic Pope.   

0945  Richarius, bishop of Luik (922-45), dies.   

1148  Crusaders attack Damascus.   

1215  Frederik II crowns himself Roman Catholic king   

1253  Jews are expelled from Vienne France by order of Pope Innocent III   

1298  Jews are massacred at Wurzburg Germany   

1339  Louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers)   

1373  Birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies.   

1401  Francesco Sfoza, soldier   

1403  Battle of Shrewsbury fought by Percys against King Henry IV.   

1403  Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], killed in battle at 39   

1431  Council of Basel opens   

1453  Battle at Gavere: Philip the Good beats Gentse rebellion   

1531  Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers   

1532  Karel I and evangelical monarchy signs Peace of Neurenberg   

1540  Turkey recognizes Janos Sigismund Zapolyai as vassal-king of Hungary   

1558  Battle at Grevelingen: Gen/earl Lamoraal van Egmont beat France   

1568  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23.   

1572  Willem van Oranges troops occupy Roermond on the Spanjaarden   

1581  Georges Lalaing, viceroy of Friesland, dies   

1594  Groningen surrenders to earl Mauritius/Willem Louis.   

1599  Caravaggio's inaugural public commission for paintings.   

1599  Caravaggio's 1st public commission for paintings.   

1632  Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France.   

1645  Aleksei Mihailovitch Romanov succeeds his father Michael as czar.   

1645  Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov, dies   

1659  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer   

1664  4 British ships to drive Dutch out of NY, arrive in Boston   

1685  Pietro Reggio, composer, dies at 53.   

1690  Richard Gibson, minature painter, dies.   

1726  Benjamin Franklin sails back to Philadelphia   

1727  Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain   

1734  Antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730]   

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0645  On this day in history birth of yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam (d. 683)   

1301  On July - 23 birth of duke Otto of Austria (d. 1339)   

1339  Louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers) was born on this day in history.   

1401  Francesco Sfoza, soldier was born on July - 23.   

1503  On July - 23 birth of anna Jagello, Queen of the Romans (d. 1547)   

1659  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1705  On July - 23 birth of francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752)   

1734  Antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730] was born on this day in history.   

0945  Richarius, bishop of Luik (922-45), dies on this day in history.   

1227  Death of Qiu Chuji, Chinese Taoist (b. 1148) on this day in history.   

1373  Birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies on July - 23.   

1403  On July - 23 death of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], killed in battle at 39   

1531  On this day in history death of louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers   

1568  On July - 23 don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23   

1581  On this day in history georges Lalaing, viceroy of Friesland, dies   

1584  On this day in history death of john Day, English printer (b. 1522)