May 23 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1647  Willem II sworn in as viceroy of Holland   

1648  Luis de Nain, painter, dies.   

1660  King Charles II returns from exile sails from Scheveningen to England   

1667  King Afonso VI of Portugal flees   

1668  Philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried.   

1684  Adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer   

1701  Captain Kidd hung in London after conviction of piracy and murder   

1701  Captain William Kidd is hanged in Londo after being convicted of piracy and murder.   

1701  After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London   

1701  William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock.   

1706  Battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17000 killed   

1707  Carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier   

1710  Francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures)   

1718  William Hunter, Scottish anatomist is born   

1718  William Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer   

1729  Giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno)   

1734  Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism)   

1735  Charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author.   

1737  Louis Francois Chambray, composer.   

1741  Andrea Lucchesi, composer   

1750  Carlo Goldoni's "Il Bugiardo," premieres in Mantua.   

1753  Giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer.   

1754  Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon)   

1754  John Wood, architect/town planner, dies.   

1756  Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer   

1759  Antoinio da Silva Leite, composer.   

1774  Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River).   

1783  James Otis, American lawyer, dies   

1785  Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals   

1785  William Woollett, engraver, dies.   

1788  South Carolina is recorded as becoming 8th state to ratify US constitution   

1788  SC is recorded as becoming 8th state to ratify US constitution   

1794  Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer   

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1052  King philip i of france: King philip i of france (d. 1108)   

1100  Emperor qinzong of china: Emperor qinzong of china (d. 1161)   

1598  Claude mellan: French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized   

1606  Juan caramuel y lobkowitz: Spanish writer   

1617  Elias ashmole: Antiquary   

1620  Pieter neefs: The younger, flemish painter, baptized   

1644  Thomas eisenhut: Composer   

1696  Johann caspar vogler: Composer   

1125  Hendrik v: Roman catholics german king/emperor (1098/1111-25),   

1153  David i: King of scotland (1124-53),   

1304  Death of Jehan de lescurel: French poet and composer   

1423  Death of Benedict xiii: [pedro the luna], spanish pope (1394-1423),   

1498  Death of Girolamo savonarola: Dictator of florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  Ashikaga yoshitane: Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail i: Shah of persia (b. 1487)   

1568  Adolf van nassau: German son of willem the rich,