Historical Events In June - 23

0758  Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74 on June - 23.  

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

1018  Henry I of Austria on this day in history.  

1053  On June - 23 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  

1075  Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.  

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

1139  Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) on this day in history.  

1295  On June - 23 pope Boniface VIII enters Rome  

1298  On this day in history duke Albrecht von Habsburg chosen Roman Catholic German king  

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 this day in history.  

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

1585  On June - 23 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  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet on June - 23.  

1658  Dutch troops occupy last Portugese Fort Jafnapatnam Ceylon on June - 23.  

1661  On this day in history marriage contract for Charles II of England & Catharina of Portugal  

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

1686  On this day in history william Coventry, English statesman  

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

1713  On June - 23 the French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada.  

1724  On June - 23 russia & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople  

1749  Konrad Back, composer on this day in history.  

1757  On June - 23 robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal  

1758  On this day in history seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld  

1760  On June - 23 battle of Landshut, Silesia  

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

1763  The birth of Josephine de Beauharnais, Wife of Napoleon on this day in history.  

1763  On June - 23 josephine Martiniques, empress of France (1804-14)  

1771  Jean-Claude Trial, composer, dies at 38 on June - 23.  

1774  On this day in history matthijs Siegenbeek, Dutch linguist (spelling)  

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1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) was born on June - 23.  

1433  On this day in history birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)  

1456  On June - 23 birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)  

1534  Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582) was born on this day in history.  

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

1596  On this day in history birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)  

1612  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on this day in history.  

1612  André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

0079  Death of Vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9) on this day in history.  

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

1018  On June - 23 death of henry I of Austria  

1075  On this day in history theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies  

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

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

1444  On this day in history marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies  

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