Events on 23 July 51
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Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I plunders the Bulgarian capital of Pliska and captures Khan Krum's treasury.
Year 1319
A Knights Hospitaller fleet scores a crushing victory over an Aydinid fleet off Chios.
Year 1793
Roger Sherman, a Connecticut Patriot and member of the Committee of Five selected to draft the Declaration of Independence, dies of typhoid in New Haven, Connecticut, at age 72.
Year 1821
While the Mora Rebellion continues, Greeks capture Monemvasia Castle. Turkish troops and citizens are transferred to Minor Asia coasts.
Year 1829
In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 2
Birthdays on 23 July 219
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Otto, Duke of Austria
b. 1301 – d. 1339
Otto, Duke of Austria (d. 1339)
Louis I, Duke of Anjou
b. 1339 – d. 1384
Louis I, Duke of Anjou (b. 1339)
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Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder
b. 1370
Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder, humanist (d. 1444 or 1445)
Francesco I Sforza
b. 1401 – d. 1466
Francesco I Sforza, Italian husband of Bianca Maria Visconti (d. 1466)
Danjong of Joseon
b. 1441 – d. 1457
Danjong of Joseon, King of Joseon (d. 1457)
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
b. 1503 – d. 1547
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (d. 1547)
Bonaventura Peeters the Elder
b. 1614 – d. 1652
Bonaventura Peeters the Elder, Flemish painter (d. 1652)
Adam Dollard des Ormeaux
b. 1635 – d. 1660
Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, New France garrison commander (d. 1660)
Pope Clement XI
b. 1649 – d. 1721
Pope Clement XI (d. 1721)
Francis Blomefield
b. 1705 – d. 1752
Francis Blomefield, English historian and author (d. 1752)
Thomas Brisbane
b. 1773 – d. 1860
Thomas Brisbane, Scottish general and politician, 6th Governor of New South Wales (d. 1860)
Étienne-Louis Malus
b. 1775 – d. 1812
Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812)
Deaths on 23 July 97
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He Ning
d. 955 (b. 898)
He Ning, Chinese chancellor (b. 898)
Nuh II
d. 997 (b. 963)
Nuh II, Samanid emir (b. 963)
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Warner of Grez
d. 1100
Warner of Grez, French nobleman, relative of Godfrey of Bouillon
Qiu Chuji
d. 1227 (b. 1148)
Qiu Chuji, Chinese religious leader, founded the Dragon Gate Taoism (b. 1148)
Thoros III, King of Armenia
d. 1298
Thoros III, Armenian king (b. c. 1271)
Bridget of Sweden
d. 1373 (b. 1303)
Bridget of Sweden, Swedish mystic and saint, founded the Bridgettine Order (b. 1303)
Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester
d. 1403 (b. 1343)
Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (b. 1343)
Louis de Brézé
d. 1531
Louis de Brézé, French husband of Diane de Poitiers
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
d. 1536 (b. 1519)
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1519)
Götz von Berlichingen
d. 1562 (b. 1480)
Götz von Berlichingen, German knight and poet (b. 1480)
John Day (printer)
d. 1584 (b. 1522)
John Day, English printer (b. 1522)
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
d. 1596 (b. 1526)
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (b. 1526)