On March 23, history records 42 notable events, 222 famous births and 94 deaths, spanning the years 1400 to 1857.
Events on this day include: The Trần dynasty of Vietnam is deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule, by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official. (1400); Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. (1540).
Notable people born on March 23 include Emperor Go-Kōgon (1338), Margaret of Anjou (1430), Lorenzino de' Medici (1514).
Notable figures who died on this day include Zhou Chi (851), Emperor Zhenzong (1022), Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (1103).
Events on 23 March 42
See all →The Trần dynasty of Vietnam is deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule, by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official.
Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
The Peace of Longjumeau is signed, ending the second phase of the French Wars of Religion.
American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech - "Give me liberty, or give me death!" - at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.
Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death inside his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle.
After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their "Corps of Discovery" begin their arduous journey home.
The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded.
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Birthdays on 23 March 222
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Deaths on 23 March 94
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