Historical Events In January - 23

1647  Scottish Presbyterians sell captured Charles I to English parliament on January - 23.   

1648  On January - 23 francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40   

1656  On this day in history blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.   

1663  King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten on January - 23.   

1663  King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten on January - 23.   

1668  England, Netherlands &Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French on this day in history.   

1668  England, Netherlands & Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French on January - 23.   

1708  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1719  Principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire on January - 23.   

1723  Georg Friedrich Händel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London on January - 23.   

1723  Georg Friedrich Handel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London on January - 23.   

1730  On this day in history joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1752  On this day in history muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

1761  Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) on this day in history.   

1762  Christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini) on this day in history.   

1779  On January - 23 charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra)   

1783  The birth of Marie Henri Beyle de Stendahl, French writer on January - 23.   

1783  Stendhal, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir) on this day in history.   

1785  Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad on this day in history.   

1789  Georgetown University, the first Catholic college in the U.S., is established in what is now Washington, D.C on January - 23.   

1789  On this day in history georgetown, first US Catholic college, founded   

1789  Georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded on this day in history.   

1793  2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia &Russia on January - 23.   

1793  On this day in history humane Society of Philadelphia (first aid society) organized   

1793  On this day in history 2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia & Russia   

1796  On January - 23 armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500   

1800  Edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50 on January - 23.   

1805  On this day in history vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63   

1806  William Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1809  On January - 23 veer Surendra Sai, Indian Freedom Fighter   

1812  7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri on this day in history.   

1813  On January - 23 franz Commer, composer   

1813  On this day in history george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73   

1814  Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52 on January - 23.   

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1350  On January - 23 birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)   

1574  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

1582  On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  On this day in history birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)   

1719  On January - 23 birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)   

1730  On January - 23 birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1745  On January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

1002  On this day in history otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21   

1199  On this day in history death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on this day in history.   

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on January - 23.   

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on January - 23.   

1567  On this day in history death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)   

1622  On January - 23 william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38