Deaths on August 23

Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton

Died on August 23, 1568

Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (b. 1495)

Sir Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (1495 – 23 August 1568) was an English nobleman and a follower of King Henry VIII of England. He is best known for his victory at Solway Moss on 24 November 1542 for which he was given a barony.

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Events on 1568

2 May

Loch Leven Castle
Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
19 May

Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
23 May

Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)
Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.
21 Jul

Battle of Jemmingen
Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
23 Sep

Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)
Spanish naval forces rout an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.

Deaths on August 23

Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton

Died on August 23, 1568

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Events on 1568

Loch Leven Castle

Mary, Queen of Scots

Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)

Battle of Jemmingen

Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)