Famous Birthdays In April - 23

1170  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

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

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

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

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on April - 23.   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on April - 23.   

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

1621  On April - 23 birth of william Penn, English admiral (d. 1670)   

1623  Jan Adam Reincken, composer was born on this day in history.   

1628  On April - 23 birth of johann van Waveren Hudde, Dutch mathematician (d. 1704)   

1629  On April - 23 birth of john Commelin, director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam)   

1649  Andreas Kneller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  On April - 23 birth of king Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)   

1697  On April - 23 birth of george Baron Anson, British admiral/explorer   

1708  Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) was born on April - 23.   

1715  Johann Friedrich Doles, composer was born on this day in history.   

1720  Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1725  Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.   

1728  On April - 23 birth of samuel Wallis, explorer (Wallis Island)   

1735  Ildephons Haas, composer was born on April - 23.   

1746  On this day in history birth of félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (d. 1794)   

1747  On this day in history birth of alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer   

1756  Alexander Reinagle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1775  Joseph Mallord Turner, England, landscape painter (Shipwreck) was born on April - 23.   

1791  James Buchanan, Cove Gap PA, (Fed/Dem), 15th US president (1857-61) was born on this day in history.   

1791  On April - 23 birth of w Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter/cartoonist   

1792  John Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882) was born on this day in history.   

1794  On April - 23 birth of wei Yuan, Chinese scholar (d. 1856)   

1803  On this day in history birth of jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian minister of Justice   

1804  Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (Triangulatie of Belgium) was born on this day in history.   

1809  Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer was born on April - 23.   

1810  Thomas Wright, historian was born on this day in history.   

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0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.   

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

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on April - 23.   

1016  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies