Famous Birthdays In April - 23

1170  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on April - 23.   

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  On April - 23 birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on this day in history.   

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history birth of maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, naval commander   

1621  William Penn, English admiral (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.   

1623  On April - 23 birth of jan Adam Reincken, composer   

1628  On this day in history birth of johann van Waveren Hudde, Dutch mathematician (d. 1704)   

1629  John Commelin, director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam) was born on April - 23.   

1649  On April - 23 birth of andreas Kneller, composer   

1676  On this day in history birth of king Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)   

1697  George Baron Anson, British admiral/explorer was born on April - 23.   

1708  On April - 23 birth of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

1715  Johann Friedrich Doles, composer was born on this day in history.   

1720  Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1797) was born on April - 23.   

1725  On April - 23 birth of saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (d. 1755)   

1728  Samuel Wallis, explorer (Wallis Island) was born on April - 23.   

1735  Ildephons Haas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history birth of félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (d. 1794)   

1747  Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer was born on April - 23.   

1756  On April - 23 birth of alexander Reinagle, composer   

1775  On this day in history birth of joseph Mallord Turner, England, landscape painter (Shipwreck)   

1791  James Buchanan, Cove Gap PA, (Fed/Dem), 15th US president (1857-61) was born on this day in history.   

1791  W Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

1792  John Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882) was born on April - 23.   

1794  On April - 23 birth of wei Yuan, Chinese scholar (d. 1856)   

1803  On April - 23 birth of jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian minister of Justice   

1804  Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (Triangulatie of Belgium) was born on April - 23.   

1809  Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer was born on April - 23.   

1810  On April - 23 birth of thomas Wright, historian   

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0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.   

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.   

0871  On April - 23 ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

0990  On April - 23 ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  On this day in history brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

1016  On this day in history aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies