Historical Events In April - 23

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

0303  On April - 23 george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

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

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.   

0997  On April - 23 vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  On this day in history the Battle of Clontarf ends Danish rule in Ireland, but a Dane kills the Irish king Brian Boru, 87   

1014  King Brian Boru of Ireland beats Danes at Battle of Clontarf on April - 23.   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1229  On this day in history ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres.   

1343  On April - 23 st. George's Night Uprising.   

1348  On April - 23 english order of knighthood founded   

1348  On April - 23 first English order of knighthood founded (Order of the Garter)   

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

1416  On this day in history blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France on this day in history.   

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

1500  On April - 23 pedro Cabral lands & annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz)   

1500  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

1564  On April - 23 the birth of William Shakespeare, English playwright   

1597  On this day in history william Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance.   

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

1616  Netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England on April - 23.   

1616  On April - 23 miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69   

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 April - 23 sweden & Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn   

1635  On April - 23 oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded   

1649  Andreas Kneller, composer on this day in history.   

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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 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  On this day in history 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  On April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

0725  On April - 23 death of wihtred, King of Kent   

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.   

0990  On this day in history 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  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on this day in history.