Births on December 23

Maruyama Gondazaemon

Born on December 23, 1713

Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (d. 1749)

Maruyama Gondazaemon (Japanese: 丸山権太左衛門, December 23, 1713 – November 14, 1749) was a Japanese sumo wrestler, who is formally recognised as the third yokozuna. His real name was Haga Gindayu (芳賀銀太夫). He came from Mutsu Province in the Sendai Domain (part of what is now Miyagi Prefecture).

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Events on 1713

1 Mar

Tuscarora War
The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.
11 Apr

Queen Anne's War
War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
19 Apr

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa (not actually born until 1717).

Births on December 23

Maruyama Gondazaemon

Born on December 23, 1713

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Events on 1713

Tuscarora War

Queen Anne's War

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713