Page 3: Historical Events In May - 23

1794  Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer on May - 23.   

1795  Charles Barry, architect on this day in history.   

1799  Thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt) on May - 23.   

1812  Henri A Esquiros, French poet/writer (Les Vierges Folles) on May - 23.   

1813  On May - 23 south American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").   

1813  On this day in history mason Brayman, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1820  On May - 23 james Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis)   

1824  On May - 23 ambrose Everett Burnside, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1825  Ras Gugsa of Yejju, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia on this day in history.   

1828  On May - 23 edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College)   

1832  Pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer on May - 23.   

1834  On this day in history charles Wesley, composer, dies at 76   

1837  On May - 23 james Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1838  John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 on May - 23.   

1841  On this day in history franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 76   

1842  On this day in history jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34   

1843  On May - 23 pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer   

1844  Declaration of Bab (Baha'i festival) ('Azamat 7, 1) on May - 23.   

1848  On May - 23 otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator is born   

1848  On this day in history the birth of Otto Lilienthal, German glider builder   

1848  Helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff (WW I) on this day in history.   

1851  Antoni Stolpe, composer on May - 23.   

1851  Lucas Pieter Roodbaard, architect, dies at 69 on May - 23.   

1853  Buenos Aires gains independence from Argentina (reunited 1859) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history albert Richard Smith, author/lecturer, dies   

1861  3 fleeing slaves enter Fort Monroe VA on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history virginia citizens vote 3 to 1 in favor of secession   

1861  3 fleeing slaves enter Fort Monroe Virginia on May - 23.   

1862  On this day in history battle at Front Royal VA   

1862  On this day in history valley Campaign-Stonewall Jackson takes Front Royal VA   

1862  Battle at Front Royal, Virginia on this day in history.   

1862  William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99 on May - 23.   

1863  On this day in history organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan.   

1864  On May - 23 battle of Dallas GA   

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1052  On this day in history birth of king Philip I of France (d. 1108)   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on May - 23.   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on May - 23.   

1617  On May - 23 birth of elias Ashmole, antiquary   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1644  On this day in history birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

1153  On May - 23 david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on this day in history.   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on this day in history.   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on May - 23.