Historical Events In March - 23

1750  On March - 23 johannes Matthias Sperger, composer   

1752  Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias, died 2 days later on March - 23.   

1756  On this day in history georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57   

1761  On this day in history john W de Winter, Dutch vice-admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)   

1769  On March - 23 william Smith, geologist (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils)   

1775  Patrick Henry proclaims "Give me liberty or give me death" on March - 23.   

1783  Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67 on March - 23.   

1786  On this day in history patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown)   

1794  Josiah Pierson patents a "cold-header" (rivet) machine on this day in history.   

1794  Lieutenant-General Tadeusz Kosciuszko returns to Poland on this day in history.   

1794  1st US patent (Joseph G Pierson for a riveting machine) on March - 23.   

1795  On March - 23 leopold Jansa, composer   

1801  Murder attempt on Czar Paul I on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history peterus D Regout, Dutch industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht)   

1801  On this day in history tsar Paul I of Russia (1796-1801) is struck with a sword, strangled, and trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle aged 46   

1806  Lewis & Clark reach Pacific coast on March - 23.   

1806  George Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20 on March - 23.   

1808  Napoleon's brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)   

1809  Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history camille Marie Stamaty, composer   

1815  USS Hornet captures HMS Penguin in battle lasting 22 minutes on this day in history.   

1816  Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95 on March - 23.   

1818  Don Carlos Buell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1898 on March - 23.   

1818  Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1819  On March - 23 august v Kotzebue, writer, dies   

1821  Battle and fall of city of Kalamata, Greek War of Independence on this day in history.   

1821  Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper) on March - 23.   

1821  On this day in history bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56   

1823  Schuyler Colfax, (R) 17th VP (1869-73) on this day in history.   

1825  Edward Lloyd Thomas, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1898 on this day in history.   

1826  Leon Minkus, composer on this day in history.   

1832  British Parliament passes reform bill on this day in history.   

1832  On March - 23 vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41   

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1429  On this day in history birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)   

1599  On this day in history birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on March - 23.   

1645  On this day in history birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.   

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  On March - 23 birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)   

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on this day in history.   

1169  On March - 23 shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on March - 23.   

1361  On March - 23 death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on March - 23.   

1548  On March - 23 death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen   

1555  Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1559  On March - 23 death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)