A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 2026Temple in ancient Rome
Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico📜 CITIES🌍 MEXICO🗓️ 23 April 0599Calendar year
Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 0711Calendar year
Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 10141014 battle between the Kingdom of Ireland and an Irish-Norse alliance
Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 1016King of England in 1016
St. George’s Night Uprising commences in the Duchy of Estonia.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 13431343–45 rebellion in Danish-controlled Estonia
The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George’s Day.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 1348British order of chivalry
Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral reaches new coastline (Brazil).📜 HISTORY🌍 INDIA🗓️ 23 April 1500Portuguese explorer (c. 1467/8 – c. 1520)
The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.📜 HISTORY🌍 GERMANY🗓️ 23 April 1516Rules for manufacturing German beer
Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 SPAIN🗓️ 23 April 15211521 battle during the Revolt of the Comuneros
The first public school in the United States📜 CITIES🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 23 April 1635Magnet school in Boston, Massachusetts
The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War📜 WARS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 1655Battle of the Anglo-Spanish War
Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.📜 WARS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 16601660 peace treaty to end the Second Northern War
King Charles II of England📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 1661King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 1724German composer (1685–1750)
The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 18151815–17 rebellion within Serbia following its re-annexation by the Ottoman Empire
Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 23 April 1879Catholic university in Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.
Chilean Civil War: The ironclad Blanco Encalada is sunk at Caldera Bay by torpedo boats.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 1891Conflict between the Army (pro-President) and Navy (pro-Congress)
World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.📜 HISTORY🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 19181914–1918 global conflict