Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 23

1812  Louis-Antoine Julien, conductor was born on this day in history.   

1813  Stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates) was born on April - 23.   

1813  On this day in history birth of frédéric Ozanam, French scholar (Society of Saint Vincent de Paul) (d. 1853)   

1818  James Anthony Froude, historian was born on April - 23.   

1818  John Gill Shorter, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1872 was born on this day in history.   

1821  On April - 23 birth of pierre Dupont, song writer   

1823  On April - 23 birth of abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1861)   

1827  Johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer was born on April - 23.   

1828  On this day in history birth of albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902)   

1838  Alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter was born on April - 23.   

1852  Edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of Amer Acad of Poets Award 1937) was born on this day in history.   

1853  Winthrop M. Crane, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1920) was born on this day in history.   

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

1861  On April - 23 birth of edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal   

1865  Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

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

1872  Violet Gordon-Woodhouse, British musician (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.   

1876  Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (d. 1925) was born on April - 23.   

1877  Arthur Farwell, composer was born on April - 23.   

1881  Claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22) was born on April - 23.   

1881  On this day in history birth of otakar Sini, composer   

1882  On April - 23 birth of albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle)   

1882  On April - 23 birth of max [G M J] Winders Maximilien, Belgium, architect (WW II)   

1888  Georges Vanier, French-Canadian soldier and diplomat (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1889  On April - 23 birth of charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher   

1890  Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer was born on April - 23.   

1890  On April - 23 birth of marcel L'Herbier, French director/screenwriter (El Dorado)   

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

1892  Minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer was born on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history birth of r Huelsenbeck, writer   

1893  On this day in history birth of frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo)   

1894  On April - 23 birth of basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife)   

1894  On this day in history birth of george Renevant, Paris, actor (Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X)   

1894  On this day in history birth of cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (d. 1955)   

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0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on April - 23.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1014  On April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

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