This Day in History
23 Jan 1265
1st English Parliament not summoned by the monarch formally convened (some authorities)
23 Jan 1368
In a coronation ceremony Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries.
23 Jan 1546
Having published nothing for eleven years Francois Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel.
23 Jan 1552
2nd version of Book of Common Prayer becomes mandatory in England
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