Historical Events In May - 23
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
1644 Thomas Eisenhut, composer on this day in history.
1647 Willem II sworn in as viceroy of Holland on this day in history.
1648 Luis de Nain, painter, dies on May - 23.
1660 King Charles II returns from exile sails from Scheveningen to England on this day in history.
1667 King Afonso VI of Portugal flees on May - 23.
1668 On May - 23 philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried
1684 On May - 23 adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48
1696 On this day in history johann Caspar Vogler, composer
1701 Captain Kidd hung in London after conviction of piracy & murder on May - 23.
1701 Captain William Kidd is hanged in Londo after being convicted of piracy and murder on May - 23.
1701 After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London on May - 23.
1701 On this day in history william Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock
1706 On this day in history battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed
1707 Carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier on May - 23.
1710 On May - 23 francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures)
1718 The birth of William Hunter, Scottish anatomist on this day in history.
1718 William Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer on May - 23.
1729 On this day in history giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno)
1734 On May - 23 friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism)
1735 On this day in history charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author
1737 Louis Francois Chambray, composer on this day in history.
1741 On this day in history andrea Lucchesi, composer
1750 On May - 23 carlo Goldoni's "Il Bugiardo," premieres in Mantua
1753 On this day in history giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer
1754 Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon) on this day in history.
1754 On May - 23 john Wood, architect/town planner, dies
1756 Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer on this day in history.
1759 Antoinio da Silva Leite, composer on May - 23.
1774 On this day in history chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River)
1783 On May - 23 james Otis, American lawyer, dies
1785 On this day in history benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals
1785 On May - 23 william Woollett, engraver, dies
1788 South Carolina becomes 8th state to ratify US constitution on this day in history.
1788 SC becomes 8th state to ratify US constitution on May - 23.
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