Historical Events In April - 23

0034  Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on April - 23.   

0303  On this day in history george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

0725  On this day in history wihtred, King of Kent   

0871  On this day in history ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on April - 23.   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1014  The Battle of Clontarf ends Danish rule in Ireland, but a Dane kills the Irish king Brian Boru, 87 on April - 23.   

1014  On April - 23 king Brian Boru of Ireland beats Danes at Battle of Clontarf   

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

1016  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies   

1154  Damascus surrenders to sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo on April - 23.   

1229  On April - 23 ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres.   

1343  St. George's Night Uprising on this day in history.   

1348  On April - 23 english order of knighthood founded   

1348  First English order of knighthood founded (Order of the Garter) on this day in history.   

1348  1st English order of knighthood founded (Order of Garter) on April - 23.   

1416  Blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies on April - 23.   

1464  On April - 23 johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

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

1500  On this day in history pedro Cabral lands & annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz)   

1500  On this day in history alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1501  Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral & 6 ships return to Lisbon on this day in history.   

1504  King Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria on this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history the birth of William Shakespeare, English playwright   

1597  On April - 23 william Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance.   

1598  On April - 23 maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, naval commander   

1616  Netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England on this day in history.   

1616  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69 on April - 23.   

1623  Jan Adam Reincken, composer on this day in history.   

1625  Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1629  John Commelin, director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam) on this day in history.   

1633  On this day in history sweden & Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn   

1635  Oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded on this day in history.   

1649  Andreas Kneller, composer on April - 23.   

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1170  On April - 23 birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on April - 23.   

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.   

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1516  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

0034  On this day in history death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

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

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.   

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  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1014  On April - 23 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