What happend on 23rd September

22.09
24.09
1875

William Bonney ("Billy the Kid") is arrested for the first time.

1868

Grito de Lares (Lares Revolt) occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.

1846

Discovery of Neptune by French astronomer Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier and British astronomer John Couch Adams; verified by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle

1845

The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York.

1806

Lewis and Clark return, after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

1803

Battle of Assaye

1780

American Revolution; British Major John Andre arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's treason.

1779

American Revolution; USS Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, wins a fight against the British ships of war Serapis and Countess of Scarborough off the coast of England.

1642

First commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.

1529

The Siege of Vienna begins as Suleiman II begins his attack on the city.