March 23

Today in History
• 1026 - Koenraad II crowns himself king of Italy
• 1336 - Emperor Go-Kogon, 4th Northern Emperor of Japan
• 1490 - Maimonides Mishneh Torah published
• 1568 - Treaty of Longjumeau: French huguenots go on strike
• 1579 - Friesland joins Union of Utrecht
• 1657 - France and England form alliance against Spain; England gets Dunkirk
• 1752 - Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias, died 2 days later
• 1775 - Patrick Henry proclaims "Give me liberty or give me death"


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Melba Toast Day
• National Chip and Dip Day
• National Puppy Day
• Otago Anniversary Day
• Pakistan Day
• Ramadan Begins
• South African Liberation Day
• World Meteorological Day

Birthdays
• 1336 - Emperor Go-Kogon, 4th Northern Emperor of Japan
• 1430 - Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI of England
• 1693 - James Bradley, English astronomer, discovered Earth's nutation motion
• 1723 - Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran
• 1736 - Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon, 1765-83
• 1732 - Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV
• 1736 - Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)
• 1737 - Arthur St. Clair, (President of the Continental Congress, 1787)