Page 2: Historical Events In March - 23

1750  On March - 23 johannes Matthias Sperger, composer   

1752  Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias, died 2 days later on this day in history.   

1756  Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57 on March - 23.   

1761  On this day in history john W de Winter, Dutch vice-admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)   

1769  William Smith, geologist (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils) on this day in history.   

1775  Patrick Henry proclaims "Give me liberty or give me death" on this day in history.   

1783  Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67 on March - 23.   

1786  Patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) on March - 23.   

1794  On March - 23 josiah Pierson patents a "cold-header" (rivet) machine   

1794  Lieutenant-General Tadeusz Kosciuszko returns to Poland on this day in history.   

1794  1st US patent (Joseph G Pierson for a riveting machine) on March - 23.   

1795  Leopold Jansa, composer on March - 23.   

1801  On March - 23 murder attempt on Czar Paul I   

1801  On this day in history peterus D Regout, Dutch industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht)   

1801  On this day in history tsar Paul I of Russia (1796-1801) is struck with a sword, strangled, and trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle aged 46   

1806  On this day in history lewis & Clark reach Pacific coast   

1806  On March - 23 george Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20   

1808  Napoleon's brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain on March - 23.   

1808  Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook) on this day in history.   

1809  Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1811  On March - 23 camille Marie Stamaty, composer   

1815  On this day in history uSS Hornet captures HMS Penguin in battle lasting 22 minutes   

1816  Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95 on March - 23.   

1818  Don Carlos Buell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1898 on March - 23.   

1818  Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1819  On March - 23 august v Kotzebue, writer, dies   

1821  Battle and fall of city of Kalamata, Greek War of Independence on this day in history.   

1821  On March - 23 aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper)   

1821  Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1823  On March - 23 schuyler Colfax, (R) 17th VP (1869-73)   

1825  Edward Lloyd Thomas, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1898 on March - 23.   

1826  On March - 23 leon Minkus, composer   

1832  British Parliament passes reform bill on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41   

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on March - 23.   

1599  On this day in history birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  On this day in history birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist   

1645  On this day in history birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.   

1723  On March - 23 birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  On March - 23 birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  On this day in history birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)   

1103  On March - 23 death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)   

1169  On March - 23 shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies   

1237  On March - 23 jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on this day in history.   

1369  On this day in history death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on March - 23.   

1555  On March - 23 julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on this day in history.