Page 2: Historical Events In January - 23

1647  Scottish Presbyterians sell captured Charles I to English parliament on January - 23.   

1648  Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1656  On this day in history blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.   

1663  On this day in history king Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten   

1663  King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten on this day in history.   

1668  England, Netherlands &Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French on January - 23.   

1668  England, Netherlands & Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French on January - 23.   

1708  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on January - 23.   

1719  Principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire on January - 23.   

1723  On this day in history georg Friedrich Händel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London   

1723  Georg Friedrich Handel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London on January - 23.   

1730  On January - 23 joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1752  On January - 23 muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

1761  On this day in history friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide)   

1762  On this day in history christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)   

1779  Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra) on this day in history.   

1783  On January - 23 the birth of Marie Henri Beyle de Stendahl, French writer   

1783  On January - 23 stendhal, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir)   

1785  On this day in history carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad   

1789  Georgetown University, the first Catholic college in the U.S., is established in what is now Washington, D.C on January - 23.   

1789  On January - 23 georgetown, first US Catholic college, founded   

1789  Georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded on this day in history.   

1793  On January - 23 2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia &Russia   

1793  Humane Society of Philadelphia (first aid society) organized on this day in history.   

1793  2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia & Russia on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500   

1800  On this day in history edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50   

1805  On January - 23 vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63   

1806  William Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46 on January - 23.   

1809  On this day in history veer Surendra Sai, Indian Freedom Fighter   

1812  7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri on January - 23.   

1813  On January - 23 franz Commer, composer   

1813  George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73 on January - 23.   

1814  On this day in history georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on January - 23.   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on January - 23.   

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on January - 23.   

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on January - 23.   

1745  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on January - 23.   

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on January - 23.   

1002  On January - 23 otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21   

1199  On January - 23 death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

1356  On January - 23 margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies   

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on January - 23.   

1548  On this day in history bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57   

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on January - 23.   

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on January - 23.   

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on January - 23.