5_23 Events in History.

444 Historic Events for May 23

1644 Thomas Eisenhut, composer Birth
1647 Willem II sworn in as viceroy of Holland Event
1648 Luis de Nain, painter, dies Death
1660 King Charles II returns from exile sails from Scheveningen to England Event
1667 King Afonso VI of Portugal flees Event
1668 Philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried Death
1684 Adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48 Death
1696 Johann Caspar Vogler, composer Birth
1701 William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock Death
1706 Battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed Event

1707 Carolus Linn‘us, Sweden, biological classifier Birth
1710 Fran‡ois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures) Birth
1718 William Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer Birth
1729 Giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno) Birth
1734 Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism) Birth
1735 Charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author Birth
1737 Louis Fran‡ois Chambray, composer Birth
1741 Andrea Lucchesi, composer Birth
1750 Carlo Goldoni's "Il Bugiardo," premieres in Mantua Event
1753 Giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer Birth
1754 John Wood, architect/town planner, dies Death
1754 Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon) Birth
1756 Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer Birth
1759 Antoinio da Silva Leite, composer Birth
1774 Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) Event