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 January - 23.   

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  On January - 23 king Louis XIV affirms covenant with Rÿnstaten   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1730  On January - 23 joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer on January - 23.   

1761  On this day in history friedrich von Matthison, German poet (Adelaide)   

1762  On this day in history christian A Vulpius, Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini)   

1779  Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra) on January - 23.   

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

1783  On January - 23 stendhal, [Marie Henri Beyle], France, writer (Le Rouge et de Noir)   

1785  Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad on January - 23.   

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

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

1789  On January - 23 georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded   

1793  On January - 23 2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia &Russia   

1793  On this day in history humane Society of Philadelphia (first aid society) organized   

1793  2nd partition of Poland, between Prussia & Russia on January - 23.   

1796  On this day in history armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of Council of 500   

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

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 January - 23.   

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 January - 23.   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on January - 23.   

1574  On this day in history birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

1582  On January - 23 birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on January - 23.   

1719  On this day in history birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)   

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on January - 23.   

1745  On this day in history birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on January - 23.   

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

1199  On this day in history death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

1356  On this day in history margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies   

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

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on January - 23.   

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

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on this day in history.   

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on this day in history.