Historical Events In March - 23

1026  On this day in history koenraad II crowns himself king of Italy   

1066  18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

1153  On this day in history treaty of Konstanz between Frederik I "Barbarossa" & Pope Eugene III   

1169  On this day in history shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies   

1174  Jocelin, abbot of Melrose, is elected bishop of Glasgow on March - 23.   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on March - 23.   

1369  On this day in history pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1490  On this day in history first dated edition of Maimonides "Mishna Torah" published   

1490  1st dated edition of Maimonides "Mishna Torah" published on this day in history.   

1534  Aragonese legal code formally recognised on this day in history.   

1548  Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on this day in history.   

1555  Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on March - 23.   

1568  Treaty of Longjumeau French huguenots go on strike on this day in history.   

1568  On March - 23 treaty of Longjumeau: French huguenots go on strike   

1579  On March - 23 friesland joins Union of Utrecht   

1593  On March - 23 english Congressionalist Henry Barrow accused of slander   

1596  On March - 23 henry Unton, English diplomat   

1599  Thomas Selle, composer on March - 23.   

1606  On March - 23 justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist, dies at 58   

1618  On March - 23 james Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician   

1630  French troops occupy Pinerolo Piedmont on this day in history.   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist on this day in history.   

1653  Johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48 on this day in history.   

1657  On March - 23 france & England form alliance against Spain; England gets Dunkirk   

1658  On March - 23 valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79   

1669  On this day in history philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54   

1670  On this day in history françois Dollier de Casson 1636-1701 claims Lake Erie territory for France   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany on March - 23.   

1708  On this day in history english pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) on this day in history.   

1743  On March - 23 george Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres in London   

1743  English premiere of Handel's "Messiah" on this day in history.   

1748  Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1749  Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer on March - 23.   

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1599  On this day in history birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on March - 23.   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on March - 23.   

1699  On March - 23 birth of john Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany   

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1732  Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.   

1736  On this day in history birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)   

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on March - 23.   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on this day in history.   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on March - 23.   

1369  On March - 23 death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on March - 23.   

1555  On March - 23 julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on this day in history.