Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
May 23, 1059 |
Henri I crowns his son compassionate King Philip I of France |
May 23, 1275 |
King Edward I of England orders cessation of persecution of French Jews |
May 23, 1420 |
Jews of Syria & Austria expelled |
May 23, 1421 |
Jews of Austria imprisoned & expelled |
May 23, 1430 |
Joan of Arc is captured at Compiegne & sold to the English |
May 23, 1493 |
King Charles VIII & Maximilian I of Austria signs Peace of Senlis |
May 23, 1536 |
Pope Paul III installs Portugese inquisition |
May 23, 1544 |
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V recognizes king Christian III of Denmark |
May 23, 1555 |
Giampietro Caraffa elected Pope Paul IV |
May 23, 1568 |
Battle of Heiligerlee, Groningen: Dutch rebels beat Spanish, thousands killed |
May 23, 1568 |
The Netherlands declare independence from Spain. |
May 23, 1576 |
Tycho Brahe given Hveen Island to build Uraniborg Observatory |
May 23, 1609 |
Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia takes place. |
May 23, 1611 |
Matthias von Habsburg chosen king of Bohemia |
May 23, 1618 |
2nd Defenestration of Prague; beginning of 30 Years War. Two Catholic Lords Regent and their secretary thrown out of window - they were not seriously injured by the 70 foot fall. |
May 23, 1644 |
Johan Mauritius van Nassau resigns as head of Civil rights activists |
May 23, 1647 |
Willem II sworn in as viceroy of Holland |
May 23, 1660 |
King Charles II returns from exile sails from Scheveningen to England |
May 23, 1667 |
King Afonso VI of Portugal flees |
May 23, 1701 |
Captain William Kidd is hanged in London after being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore. |
May 23, 1706 |
Battle of Ramillies: John Churchill (1st Duke of Marlborough) defeats French; 17,000 killed |
May 23, 1750 |
Carlo Goldoni's "Il Bugiardo" premieres in Mantua |
May 23, 1774 |
Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) |
May 23, 1785 |
Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals |
May 23, 1788 |
South Carolina becomes 8th state to ratify US constitution |
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