Deaths on January 23

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth

Died on January 23, 1833

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician (b. 1757)

Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB (19 April 1757 – 23 January 1833) was a British naval officer. He fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. His younger brother Israel Pellew also pursued a naval career.

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Events on 1833

13 Jan

Nullification Crisis
United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis.
10 May

Lê Văn Khôi revolt
The desecration of the grave of the viceroy of southern Vietnam Lê Văn Duyệt by Emperor Minh Mạng provokes his adopted son to start a revolt.
5 Jul

Lê Văn Khôi revolt
Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.
5 Jul

Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1833)
Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
11 Jul

Yagan
Noongar Australian aboriginal warrior Yagan, wanted for the murder of white colonists in Western Australia, is killed.

Deaths on January 23

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth

Died on January 23, 1833

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Nullification Crisis

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Lê Văn Khôi revolt

Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1833)

Yagan