What happend on 23rd January

22.01
24.01
1789

Georgetown College becomes the first Catholic college in the United States (Washington, DC).

1719

The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire.

1579

The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.

1571

The Royal Exchange opens in London.

1570

The assassination of regent James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war.

1556

The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. 830,000 people may have been killed.

1546

Having published nothing for 11 years, Francois Rabelais brings out his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel: the Tiers Libre.

1533

Anne Boleyn, mistress of Henry VIII of England, discovers herself pregnant.

1510

Henry VIII of England, 18, appears incognito in the lists at Richmond, and is applauded for his jousting before he reveals himself.