Page 2: Historical Events In January - 23

1647  Scottish Presbyterians sell captured Charles I to English parliament on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40   

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 January - 23.   

1668  England, Netherlands &Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French on this day in history.   

1668  On January - 23 england, Netherlands & Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French   

1708  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1719  On January - 23 principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire   

1723  On January - 23 georg Friedrich Händel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London   

1723  On January - 23 georg Friedrich Handel's opera "Ottone," premieres in London   

1730  On this day in history joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1761  Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) on January - 23.   

1762  Christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini) on January - 23.   

1779  On this day in history charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra)   

1783  The birth of Marie Henri Beyle de Stendahl, French writer on this day in history.   

1783  Stendhal, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir) on this day in history.   

1785  On January - 23 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 January - 23.   

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

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  Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500 on this day in history.   

1800  Edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50 on January - 23.   

1805  Vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63 on January - 23.   

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

1809  On January - 23 veer Surendra Sai, Indian Freedom Fighter   

1812  On January - 23 7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri   

1813  Franz Commer, composer on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)   

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on January - 23.   

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

1688  On this day in history birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)   

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

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

1516  On January - 23 ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63   

1548  On January - 23 bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57   

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

1567  On January - 23 death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)   

1622  On this day in history william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38