Historical Events In April - 23

1810  On this day in history thomas Wright, historian   

1812  On this day in history louis-Antoine Julien, conductor   

1812  Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates)   

1818  James Anthony Froude, historian on April - 23.   

1821  Pierre Dupont, song writer on April - 23.   

1826  Missolonghi captured by Turks on this day in history.   

1827  On April - 23 william Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays.   

1827  On April - 23 johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer   

1827  On this day in history johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65   

1828  On April - 23 albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902)   

1838  On this day in history english steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC   

1838  Alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

1838  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75 on April - 23.   

1847  Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64 on April - 23.   

1850  William Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1851  On April - 23 civil engineer Sandford Fleming 1827-1915 designs the red Three-Pence Beaver stamp issued this day; the Province of Canada's first regular postage stamp   

1851  Canada issues its 1st postage stamps on this day in history.   

1852  Edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of Amer Acad of Poets Award 1937) on April - 23.   

1853  Auguste Laurent, chemist, dies on this day in history.   

1857  Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza) on this day in history.   

1858  The birth of Max Planck, German physicist on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918)   

1860  Dem convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history arkansas troops seize Fort Smith   

1861  Arkansas troops seize Ft Smith on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal   

1864  On April - 23 battle of Cane River, LA (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry)   

1865  James Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24 on this day in history.   

1867  On April - 23 queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel   

1867  On April - 23 simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer (For the Young Ones)   

1871  On this day in history blossom Rock in SF Bay blown up   

1877  Arthur Farwell, composer on this day in history.   

1878  1st Dutch test drive of steam tram on April - 23.   

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1170  On April - 23 birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on April - 23.   

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.   

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on April - 23.   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on April - 23.   

0034  On this day in history death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

0303  On April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

0725  On April - 23 death of wihtred, King of Kent   

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on April - 23.   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on this day in history.   

1016  On this day in history aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies