Historical Events In June - 23

0758  Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

0930  World's oldest parliament, the Iceland Parliament, established on June - 23.  

1018  Henry I of Austria on June - 23.  

1053  Norseman Robert Guiscard gains victory at Civitate over papal forces raised by Leo IX, who is captured Robert, 38, takes Benevento from the Byzantines and founds the Norman Empire that will rule southern Italy until 1194 on June - 23.  

1075  Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies on June - 23.  

1137  Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies on June - 23.  

1139  On June - 23 andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies  

1160  On this day in history johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)  

1295  On this day in history pope Boniface VIII enters Rome  

1298  Duke Albrecht von Habsburg chosen Roman Catholic German king on this day in history.  

1305  French-Flemish peace treaty signed at Athis-sur-Orge on June - 23.  

1444  Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies on June - 23.  

1532  Henry VIII & Francois I signs secret treaty against emperor Karel V on June - 23.  

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer on June - 23.  

1565  On June - 23 turgut Reis (Dragut), commander of the Ottoman Navy, dies during the Siege of Malta.  

1585  On this day in history spanish army under Tassis beats Amerongen Staatse troops  

1611  Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery & never seen again on this day in history.  

1612  On this day in history justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet  

1658  On this day in history dutch troops occupy last Portugese Fort Jafnapatnam Ceylon  

1661  On June - 23 marriage contract for Charles II of England & Catharina of Portugal  

1683  On June - 23 william Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty "not sworn to, nor broken"  

1686  On June - 23 william Coventry, English statesman  

1707  John Mill, English theologian on this day in history.  

1713  The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada on this day in history.  

1724  Russia & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople on June - 23.  

1749  On this day in history konrad Back, composer  

1757  Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal on June - 23.  

1758  Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld on this day in history.  

1760  Battle of Landshut, Silesia on this day in history.  

1760  On this day in history battle of Landshut Silesia: Austria beats Prussia  

1763  On this day in history the birth of Josephine de Beauharnais, Wife of Napoleon  

1763  On this day in history josephine Martiniques, empress of France (1804-14)  

1771  On June - 23 jean-Claude Trial, composer, dies at 38  

1774  Matthijs Siegenbeek, Dutch linguist (spelling) on June - 23.  

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1160  On this day in history birth of johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)  

1433  Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488) was born on June - 23.  

1456  On this day in history birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)  

1534  On this day in history birth of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)  

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on June - 23.  

1596  Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.  

1612  On June - 23 birth of justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet  

1612  André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) was born on June - 23.  

0079  On June - 23 death of vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9)  

0758  On June - 23 ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74  

1018  Death of Henry I of Austria on this day in history.  

1075  On June - 23 theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies  

1137  Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies on this day in history.  

1139  On this day in history andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies  

1444  Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies on this day in history.  

1555  Death of Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470) on this day in history.