Deaths on July 23

Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (b. 1613)

Gilles Ménage (French: [menaʒ]; 15 August 1613 – 23 July 1692) was a French scholar.

1 Mar

Salem witch trials
Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.
7 Jun

1692 Jamaica earthquake
Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured.