Historical Events In May - 23
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1794 Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer on May - 23.
1795 Charles Barry, architect on this day in history.
1799 Thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt) on this day in history.
1812 Henri A Esquiros, French poet/writer (Les Vierges Folles) on this day in history.
1813 South American independence leader Simón BolÃvar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator") on this day in history.
1813 On this day in history mason Brayman, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
1820 On May - 23 james Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis)
1824 Ambrose Everett Burnside, Major General (Union volunteers) on May - 23.
1825 Ras Gugsa of Yejju, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia on May - 23.
1828 On this day in history edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College)
1832 Pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer on this day in history.
1834 On May - 23 charles Wesley, composer, dies at 76
1837 James Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.
1838 John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1841 On this day in history franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 76
1842 On May - 23 jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34
1843 On this day in history pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer
1844 On May - 23 declaration of Bab (Baha'i festival) ('Azamat 7, 1)
1848 On May - 23 otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator is born
1848 On May - 23 the birth of Otto Lilienthal, German glider builder
1848 Helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff (WW I) on this day in history.
1851 On this day in history antoni Stolpe, composer
1851 Lucas Pieter Roodbaard, architect, dies at 69 on May - 23.
1853 Buenos Aires gains independence from Argentina (reunited 1859) on May - 23.
1860 On this day in history albert Richard Smith, author/lecturer, dies
1861 3 fleeing slaves enter Fort Monroe VA on May - 23.
1861 Virginia citizens vote 3 to 1 in favor of secession on May - 23.
1861 On May - 23 3 fleeing slaves enter Fort Monroe Virginia
1862 On this day in history battle at Front Royal VA
1862 Valley Campaign-Stonewall Jackson takes Front Royal VA on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history battle at Front Royal, Virginia
1862 On this day in history william "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99
1863 On May - 23 organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan.
1864 Battle of Dallas GA on May - 23.
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