Historical Events In April - 23

1878  On this day in history friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies   

1880  On this day in history guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies   

1881  The opera "Patience or Bunthorne's Bride" is produced (London) on April - 23.   

1881  On April - 23 gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London   

1881  On this day in history claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22)   

1882  Albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle) on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history john Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt   

1885  On April - 23 william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73   

1889  On this day in history charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher   

1890  Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history jews are expelled from Moscow Russia   

1891  Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf) on this day in history.   

1892  On April - 23 minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer   

1893  On April - 23 frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo)   

1894  Basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife) on April - 23.   

1895  On April - 23 karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies   

1896  Premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC) on this day in history.   

1896  Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) on April - 23.   

1896  On April - 23 margaret Kennedy, novelist   

1897  Harold French, director (Encore)/actor on this day in history.   

1897  Clement Harris, composer, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1898  On April - 23 edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov)   

1899  The birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer on this day in history.   

1899  Edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew) on April - 23.   

1900  On this day in history 1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal)   

1900  Ary Verhaar, composer on April - 23.   

1903  On this day in history nY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2   

1903  On this day in history guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974)   

1904  American Academy of Arts & Letters forms on this day in history.   

1904  Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid) on April - 23.   

1905  On this day in history lord Carew, Ireland, judge (dressage)   

1905  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1906  On April - 23 the Alberta Legislature sets the provincial speed limit at 10 mph in the city and 20 mph in the country. , Now it's 100 in the city and 200 in the country it seems   

1906  On April - 23 marcel Hillaire, Cologne Germany, actor (Adv in Paradise)   

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1170  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on April - 23.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

1484  On April - 23 birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.   

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.   

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

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.   

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on April - 23.   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

1016  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies