Historical Events In April - 23

1014  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   

1154  Damascus surrenders to sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo   

1229  Ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres   

1343  St. George's Night Uprising   

1348  English order of knighthood founded   

1348  First English order of knighthood founded (Order of the Garter)   

1348  1st English order of knighthood founded (Order of Garter)   

1500  Pedro Cabral lands & annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz)   

1501  Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral & 6 ships return to Lisbon   

1504  King Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria   

1170  Isabelle of hainaut: Queen of france   

1185  King afonso ii of portugal: King afonso ii of portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  Johanna van valois: Queen of france   

1464  Robert fayrfax: Composer   

1484  Julius caesar scaliger: Italy, scholar (on the subtlety of things)   

1500  Alexander alesius: [aless/alane], system theologist/physician   

1500  Alexander ales: Scottish theologian   

1516  Georg fabricius: German poet, historian, and archaeologist   

0034  Christ: Crucified, according to isaac newton   

0303  George: Knight/saint/patron of england, beheaded   

0725  Wihtred: King of kent   

0871  Ethelred i: King of wessex/brother of alfred the great,   

0990  Ekkehart ii: [palatinus], monk to st-gallen/poet,   

0997  Vojtech "adalbert" of prague: 2nd bishop of prague/apostle,   

1014  Brian boru: King of ireland,   

1016  Aethelbred ii "the unready": King of england (979-1016),