Historical Events In April - 23

1907  Baroness Dudley on this day in history.   

1908  Denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth & Sweden signs North Sea accord on this day in history.   

1908  On April - 23 frederick Hawkins, dancer   

1909  Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant on this day in history.   

1910  International Exhibition opens in Brussels on this day in history.   

1911  Ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure) on April - 23.   

1913  Jan Meyerowitz, composer on this day in history.   

1914  Andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England) on this day in history.   

1915  On April - 23 aCA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA)   

1915  Lance-Cpl. Fredrick Fisher (Cdn. 13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at St.Julien Belgium on April - 23.   

1915  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1916  On April - 23 lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC   

1918  On April - 23 uSS Stewart destroys German submarine off France   

1918  On this day in history battle of Zeebrugge ends   

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history major leagues open a reduced 140-game season   

1920  On this day in history turkish Grand National Assembly first meets, in Ankara   

1920  On April - 23 turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara   

1921  On April - 23 charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 secs)   

1923  On this day in history inauguration ceremonies take place of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter.   

1924  British Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley on April - 23.   

1925  1st London performance of operetta "Fasquita" staged on April - 23.   

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45 on April - 23.   

1926  On April - 23 the birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist   

1926  On April - 23 joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

1928  The birth of Shirley Temple, American film star on April - 23.   

1929  Rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28 on this day in history.   

1930  H Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida on April - 23.   

1932  On this day in history shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon   

1933  On April - 23 the Gestapo is established in Germany   

1933  On April - 23 dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal   

1934  In first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted on April - 23.   

1935  Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted on this day in history.   

1936  On April - 23 m Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

1185  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

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

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1500  On April - 23 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  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.   

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

0871  On this day in history ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

0990  On April - 23 ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.   

1014  On this day in history brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on April - 23.