Historical Events In April - 23

1660  Treaty of Oliwa is established between Sweden and Poland on this day in history.   

1661  King Charles II crowned the King of Great Britain and Ireland on this day in history.   

1661  English king Charles II crowned in London on this day in history.   

1662  Connecticut chartered as an English colony on this day in history.   

1670  On April - 23 loreto Vittori, composer, dies at 69   

1691  On April - 23 jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies   

1695  On April - 23 henry Vaughan, poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72   

1697  On April - 23 george Baron Anson, British admiral/explorer   

1705  On April - 23 richard Steele's "Tender Husband," premieres in London   

1708  Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) on April - 23.   

1715  Johann Friedrich Doles, composer on April - 23.   

1723  On April - 23 cornelis Steenoven elected archbishop of Utrecht   

1728  On April - 23 samuel Wallis, explorer (Wallis Island)   

1728  Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer, dies at 83 on April - 23.   

1732  On April - 23 cajetan Kolberer, composer, dies at 63   

1735  On this day in history ildephons Haas, composer   

1740  On April - 23 thomas Tickell, poet, dies   

1742  Mihael Omerza, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1747  On April - 23 alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer   

1756  On this day in history alexander Reinagle, composer   

1762  On this day in history johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67   

1774  Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies on April - 23.   

1775  On this day in history the birth of J.M Turner, English artist   

1775  On April - 23 opera "Il Ré Pastore" is produced (Salzburg)   

1775  Joseph Mallord Turner, England, landscape painter (Shipwreck) on April - 23.   

1786  On this day in history alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68   

1789  On this day in history president George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY   

1789  On April - 23 president-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY   

1791  On April - 23 james Buchanan, Cove Gap PA, (Fed/Dem), 15th US president (1857-61)   

1795  William Hastings acquitted in England of high treason on this day in history.   

1798  Dutch emperor accepts new Constitution on April - 23.   

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

1804  Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (Triangulatie of Belgium) on this day in history.   

1809  Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  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 April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

0725  On this day in history death of wihtred, King of Kent   

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

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

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