Historical Events In May - 23
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1644 On this day in history thomas Eisenhut, composer
1647 Willem II sworn in as viceroy of Holland on May - 23.
1648 On May - 23 luis de Nain, painter, dies
1660 King Charles II returns from exile sails from Scheveningen to England on this day in history.
1667 King Afonso VI of Portugal flees on May - 23.
1668 On this day in history philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried
1684 On May - 23 adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48
1696 On May - 23 johann Caspar Vogler, composer
1701 Captain Kidd hung in London after conviction of piracy & murder on May - 23.
1701 Captain William Kidd is hanged in Londo after being convicted of piracy and murder on this day in history.
1701 On this day in history after being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.
1701 William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock on this day in history.
1706 On May - 23 battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed
1707 On May - 23 carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier
1710 On May - 23 francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures)
1718 The birth of William Hunter, Scottish anatomist on May - 23.
1718 On this day in history william Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer
1729 On May - 23 giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno)
1734 Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism) on May - 23.
1735 On this day in history charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author
1737 Louis Francois Chambray, composer on this day in history.
1741 Andrea Lucchesi, composer on this day in history.
1750 On May - 23 carlo Goldoni's "Il Bugiardo," premieres in Mantua
1753 Giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer on May - 23.
1754 Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon) on May - 23.
1754 On this day in history john Wood, architect/town planner, dies
1756 Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer on this day in history.
1759 On this day in history antoinio da Silva Leite, composer
1774 On May - 23 chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River)
1783 James Otis, American lawyer, dies on this day in history.
1785 Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals on this day in history.
1785 On this day in history william Woollett, engraver, dies
1788 On this day in history south Carolina becomes 8th state to ratify US constitution
1788 SC becomes 8th state to ratify US constitution on May - 23.
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