Page 2: Historical Events In January - 23

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

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

1656  Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales on this day in history.   

1663  On January - 23 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 this day in history england, Netherlands & Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French   

1708  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80   

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

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

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  Friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide) on this day in history.   

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

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

1783  The birth of Marie Henri Beyle de Stendahl, French writer on January - 23.   

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

1785  On January - 23 carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad   

1789  On this day in history georgetown University, the first Catholic college in the U.S., is established in what is now Washington, D.C.   

1789  Georgetown, first US Catholic college, founded on January - 23.   

1789  On this day in history georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded   

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  On January - 23 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  Vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history william Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46   

1809  On January - 23 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 this day in history.   

1814  Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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1350  On January - 23 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 this day in history.   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

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

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on this day in history.   

1745  On January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer   

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on this day in history.   

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on January - 23.   

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on this day in history.   

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