Today in History on This Day Saturday 23rd November 2013 Historical Events Events 1 - 15 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III. 1165 - Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome 1227 - Polish Prince Leszek I the White is assassinated at an assembly of Piast dukes at Gąsawa. 1248 - Conquest of Seville by the Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. 1334 - St Clemens Flood: Dike breaks at Flemish/Zeeuwse/Dutch coast 1499 - Flemish pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from Tower of London. Invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV 1556 - King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts 1577 - Water Geuzen under capt Slope enter Amsterdam 1584 - English parliament expels Jesuits 1644 - Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship, written by John Milton is published. 1654 - French mathematician, scientist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal experiences an intense, mystical vision that marks him for life. 1700 - Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI 1705 - Nicholas Rowes Ulysses premieres in London 1744 - English premier John Carteret resigns 1765 - People of Frederick County Md refuse to pay Englands Stamp tax Todays Historical Events » Famous Birthdays Born Today Physicist/Nobel Laureate Johannes van der WaalsPhysicist/Nobel Laureate Johannes van der Waals (1837) Birthdays 1 - 15 912 - Otto I, the Great, German king, Holy Roman emperor (962-73) 1221 - Alfonso X (the Wise), king of Castile & Leon (1252-84) 1402 - Jean de Dunois, French soldier (d. 1468) 1417 - William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1487) 1553 - Prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum) 1616 - John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (product of Wallis) 1632 - Jean Mabillon, French palaeographer and diplomat (d. 1707) 1641 - Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (d. 1720) 1669 - Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens) 1690 - Ernst J earl van Biron, Russian duke of Koerland/regent of Ivan VI 1705 - Thomas Birch, English historian (d. 1766) 1715 - Pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer (d. 1799) 1719 - Spranger Barry, Irish actor (d. 1777) 1748 - Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer 1749 - Edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) Todays Famous Birthdays » Famous Weddings Weddings 1 - 6 1963 - 12 Angry Men director Sidney Lumet (39) weds Lena Hornes daughter Gail Jones 1983 - Ordinary People actress Mary Tyler Moore (46) weds Dr. Robert Levine at the Pierre Hotel in New York City 1990 - Model Cheryl Tiegs marries actor Tony Peck 1996 - Actor and comedian Chris Rock (31) weds founder and executive director of StyleWorks Malaak Compton 2004 - Penn and Teller magician Penn Jillette (49) weds TV producer Emily Zolten at Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada 2007 - Actress and model Jaime King (28) weds director Kyle Newman (31) at Greystone Park and Manor in Los Angeles Todays Famous Weddings » Famous Deaths Passed Away Today Novelist André MalrauxNovelist André Malraux (1976) Deaths 1 - 15 615 - Columbanus, Irish monastery founder/poet/saint (Poenitentiale), dies 947 - Berthold, Duke of Bavaria 955 - Edred, King of England (b. c. 923) 1249 - Ajjoeb, sultan of Egypt, dies 1407 - Louis, duke of Orleans, murdered 1457 - Ladislaus V Posthumus, king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 17 1503 - Bona of Savoy, Italian noblewoman (b. 1449) 1503 - Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1446) 1558 - Charles, earl of Lalaing/land guardian of the Neth, dies at 52 1572 - Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503) 1585 - Thomas Tallis, composer, dies 1613 - Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, dies at 64 1616 - Richard Hakluyt, English writer (b. 1552) 1682 - Claude Lorrain, French painter (b. 1604) 1709 - Hans Willem baron Bentinck, Dutch/English earl of Portland, dies at 60
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