March 23 Historical Events

The following events took place on March 23. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 47 events. Showing 1 - 30.

• 1400
  The Trần dynasty of Vietnam is deposed after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official.
• 1540
  Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
• 1568
  The Peace of Longjumeau is signed, ending the second phase of the French Wars of Religion.
• 1708
  James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth.
• 1757
  Capture of Chandannagar fort by British forces.
• 1775
  American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – “Give me liberty, or give me death!” – at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1821
  Greek War of Independence: Battle and fall of city of Kalamata.
• 1848
  The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded.
• 1857
  Elisha Otis’s first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
• 1862
  The First Battle of Kernstown, Virginia, marks the start of Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign. Though a Confederate defeat, the engagement distracts Federal efforts to capture Richmond.
• 1868
  The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
• 1879
  War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru.
• 1885
  Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.

• 1888
  In England, The Football League, the world’s oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
• 1889
  The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, India.
• 1901
  Emilio Aguinaldo, only President of the First Philippine Republic, was captured at Palanan, Isabela by forces of General Frederick Funston.
• 1905
  Eleftherios Venizelos calls for Crete’s union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as the Theriso revolt.
• 1908
  American diplomat Durham Stevens is attacked by Korean assassins Jeon Myeong-un and Jang In-hwan, leading to his death in a hospital two days later.
• 1909
  Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
• 1918
  First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming prisoners of war
• 1919
  In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
• 1931
  Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian struggle for independence.
• 1933
  The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
• 1935
  Signing of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
• 1939
  The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of Slovak air force in the city of Spišská Nová Ves, kills 13 people and began the Slovak–Hungarian War.
• 1940
  The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan or Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of the All-India Muslim League.
• 1942
  World War II: In the Indian Ocean, Japanese forces capture the Andaman Islands.
• 1956
  Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan)