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23

On This Day: March 23

42 events  ยท  94 deaths  ยท  222 births

Events on 23 March 42

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Year 1400

The Trแบงn dynasty of Vietnam is deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule, by Hแป“ Quรฝ Ly, a court official.

Year 1540

Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Year 1568

The Peace of Longjumeau is signed, ending the second phase of the French Wars of Religion.

Year 1708

James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth.

Year 1775

American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech - "Give me liberty, or give me death!" - at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.

Year 1801

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.

Year 1806

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.

Year 1821

Greek War of Independence: Battle and fall of city of Kalamata.

Year 1848

The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded.

Year 1857

Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.

Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 13

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania ยท Nowruz Day (observed)
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ด Angola ยท Southern Africa Liberation Day
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azerbaijan ยท Spring Festival
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ Brunei ยท Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia ยท Saint Joseph's Day (observed)
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran ยท Nowruz Holiday
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Kazakhstan ยท Nowruz Holiday
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan ยท Pakistan Day
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท Puerto Rico ยท Emancipation Day (observed)
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia ยท Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Uzbekistan ยท Nowruz (observed)
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช Yemen ยท Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)

Birthdays on 23 March 222

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Emperor Go-Kลgon
Emperor Go-Kลgon
b. 1338 โ€“ d. 1374
Emperor Go-Kลgon of Japan (d. 1374)
Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou
b. 1430 โ€“ d. 1482
Margaret of Anjou (b. 1429)
Lorenzino de' Medici
Lorenzino de' Medici
b. 1514 โ€“ d. 1548
Lorenzino de' Medici, Italian writer and assassin (b. 1514)
Thomas Selle
Thomas Selle
b. 1599 โ€“ d. 1663
Thomas Selle, German composer (d. 1663)
Mary of Jesus de Leรณn y Delgado
Mary of Jesus de Leรณn y Delgado
b. 1643 โ€“ d. 1731
Mary of Jesus de Leรณn y Delgado, Spanish Dominican lay sister and mystic (d. 1731)
John Bartram
John Bartram
b. 1699 โ€“ d. 1777
John Bartram, American botanist and explorer (b. 1699)
Princess Marie Adรฉlaรฏde of France
Princess Marie Adรฉlaรฏde of France
b. 1732 โ€“ d. 1800
Princess Marie Adรฉlaรฏde of France (d. 1800)
Pierre-Simon Laplace
Pierre-Simon Laplace
b. 1749 โ€“ d. 1827
Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1827)
Johannes Matthias Sperger
Johannes Matthias Sperger
b. 1750 โ€“ d. 1812
Johannes Matthias Sperger, Austrian bassist and composer (d. 1812)
Jurij Vega
Jurij Vega
b. 1754 โ€“ d. 1802
Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician and physicist (b. 1754)
Augustin Daniel Belliard
Augustin Daniel Belliard
b. 1769 โ€“ d. 1832
Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
William Smith (geologist)
William Smith (geologist)
b. 1769 โ€“ d. 1839
William Smith, English geologist and engineer (b. 1769)

Deaths on 23 March 94

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Zhou Chi
d. 851 (b. 793)
Zhou Chi, Chinese historian and politician (b. 793)
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Emperor Zhenzong
d. 1022 (b. 968)
Zhen Zong, emperor of the Song Dynasty (d. 1022)
Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy
Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1103 (b. 1058)
Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster
d. 1361 (b. 1310)
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, English politician, Lord High Steward of England (b. 1310)
Peter of Castile
Peter of Castile
d. 1369 (b. 1334)
Peter of Castile (d. 1369)
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Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine
d. 1483 (b. 1428)
Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine (d. 1483)
Itagaki Nobukata
Itagaki Nobukata
d. 1548 (b. 1489)
Itagaki Nobukata, Japanese samurai (b. 1489)
Pope Julius III
Pope Julius III
d. 1555 (b. 1487)
Pope Julius III (d. 1555)
Gelawdewos
Gelawdewos
d. 1559 (b. 1521)
Gelawdewos, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1521)
Henry Barrowe
Henry Barrowe
d. 1593 (b. 1550)
Henry Barrowe, English Puritan and separatist (b. 1550)
Henry Unton
Henry Unton
d. 1596 (b. 1557)
Henry Unton, English diplomat (b. 1557)
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Justus Lipsius
d. 1606 (b. 1547)
Justus Lipsius, Belgian philologist and scholar (d. 1606)