Historical Events In April - 23

0034  On April - 23 christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

0303  George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.   

0725  Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.   

0871  On April - 23 ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.   

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  On this day in history the Battle of Clontarf ends Danish rule in Ireland, but a Dane kills the Irish king Brian Boru, 87   

1014  King Brian Boru of Ireland beats Danes at Battle of Clontarf on April - 23.   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on this day in history.   

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on this day in history.   

1154  Damascus surrenders to sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo on this day in history.   

1229  On this day in history ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres.   

1343  On April - 23 st. George's Night Uprising.   

1348  On April - 23 english order of knighthood founded   

1348  On this day in history first English order of knighthood founded (Order of the Garter)   

1348  1st English order of knighthood founded (Order of Garter) on this day in history.   

1416  On this day in history blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France on this day in history.   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) on this day in history.   

1500  On this day in history pedro Cabral lands & annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz)   

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician on April - 23.   

1501  Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral & 6 ships return to Lisbon on this day in history.   

1504  King Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria on April - 23.   

1564  The birth of William Shakespeare, English playwright on April - 23.   

1597  William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance on April - 23.   

1598  On this day in history maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, naval commander   

1616  On this day in history netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England   

1616  On April - 23 miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69   

1623  On this day in history jan Adam Reincken, composer   

1625  On this day in history maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57   

1629  John Commelin, director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam) on April - 23.   

1633  Sweden & Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn on April - 23.   

1635  On April - 23 oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded   

1649  Andreas Kneller, composer on April - 23.   

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1170  On April - 23 birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  On April - 23 birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

1484  On April - 23 birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.   

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

0034  On April - 23 death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.   

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.   

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.   

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  On April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

1016  On this day in history aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies