Deaths on September 23

Johan Ernst Gunnerus

Died on September 23, 1773

Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (b. 1718)

Johan Ernst Gunnerus (26 February 1718 – 25 September 1773) was a Norwegian bishop and botanist. Gunnerus was born at Christiania. He was bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros from 1758 until his death and also a professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen.

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Events on 1773

10 May

Tea Act
The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by granting it a monopoly on the North American tea trade.
17 Jun

Juana Rangel de Cuéllar
Cúcuta, Colombia, is discovered by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
14 Oct

Commission of National Education
The first recorded Ministry of Education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
14 Oct

British East India Company
Just before the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, several of the British East India Company's tea ships are set ablaze at the old seaport of Annapolis, Maryland.
16 Dec

Boston Tea Party
American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.

Deaths on September 23

Johan Ernst Gunnerus

Died on September 23, 1773

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Events on 1773

Tea Act

Juana Rangel de Cuéllar

Commission of National Education

British East India Company

Boston Tea Party