WHAT HAPPENED ON 23. MARCH
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The Trần Dynasty of Vietnam is deposed after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official. (23. March 1400)

Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. (23. March 1540)

The Peace of Longjumeau is signed, ending the second phase of the French Wars of Religion. (23. March 1568)

James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth. (23. March 1708)

Capture of Chandannagar fort by British forces. (23. March 1757)

American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" – at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia. (23. March 1775)

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. (23. March 1801)

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. (23. March 1806)

Greek War of Independence: Battle and fall of city of Kalamata. (23. March 1821)

The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded. (23. March 1848)

Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City. (23. March 1857)

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. (23. March 1862)

The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law. (23. March 1868)

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. (23. March 1879)

Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hung Hoa, northern Vietnam. (23. March 1885)

In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional Association Football league, meets for the first time. (23. March 1888)

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian India. (23. March 1889)

Emilio Aguinaldo, only President of the First Philippine Republic, was captured at Palanan, Isabela by forces of General Frederick Funston. (23. March 1901)

Eleftherios Venizelos calls for Crete's union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as the Theriso revolt. (23. March 1905)

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. (23. March 1908)