Historical Events In May - 23

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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1052  On May - 23 birth of king Philip I of France (d. 1108)   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.   

1598  On May - 23 birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized   

1606  On May - 23 birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on May - 23.   

1620  On May - 23 birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized   

1644  On this day in history birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  On May - 23 birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer   

1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

1153  On this day in history david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  On this day in history benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on this day in history.   

1523  On May - 23 death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.   

1568  On this day in history adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27