On This Day in History for April 23
Events in History
- 215 BC A temple, built on the Capitoline Hill, is dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene
- 1014 King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats Viking forces at Battle of Clontarf, freeing Ireland from foreign control
- 1154 Damascus surrenders to Sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo
- 1229 Ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres
- 1343 St. George's Night Uprising in Estonia
- 1344 Order of the Garter founded by English King Edward III, the most senior knighthood in the UK with just 24 living members plus the monarch (or 1348)
- 1348 The Order of Garter founded by English King Edward III, Britain's highest civic or military honor
- 1504 King Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria
- More Events in History
William Shakespeare
J. M. W. Turner
James Buchanan
Lester B. Pearson
Halldór Laxness
Timothy McVeighWeddings in History
- 1445 Margaret of Anjou weds King Henry VI of England in Titchfield, Hampshire
- 1843 Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and educator, marries Julia Ward, American poet and author
- 1927 Mary Barbara Hamilton (25,)best-selling British romantic author, marries 1st husband Alexander McQorquodale
Divorces in History
More Weddings & Divorces in History
William Wordsworth
Rupert Brooke
James Earl Ray
Boris YeltsinApril in History
Richard Nixon, The Only US President to Resign
Richard Nixon became the only US President ever to resign from office, brought down by scandal over the Watergate office break-in and its attempted cover-up.
April 22, 1994
Who Wrote Shakespeare?
Could the son of a provincial glove-maker, born on this day in history, be the author of the world's greatest plays? The argument rages on.
April 23, 1564
German Beer Purity Law
The German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot)
April 23, 1516
Spain Declares War Against the United States
Spain declared war on the United States on this day as tensions rose over Cuba and a US warship was destroyed. A future American president led a major battle.
April 24, 1898