Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 23

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

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

1813  Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar (Society of Saint Vincent de Paul) (d. 1853) was born on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history birth of james Anthony Froude, historian   

1818  On this day in history birth of john Gill Shorter, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1872   

1821  Pierre Dupont, song writer was born on this day in history.   

1823  Abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.   

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

1828  Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902) was born on April - 23.   

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

1852  On April - 23 birth of edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of Amer Acad of Poets Award 1937)   

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  On April - 23 birth of ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (d. 1943)   

1867  Simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer (For the Young Ones) was born on April - 23.   

1872  Violet Gordon-Woodhouse, British musician (d. 1951) was born on April - 23.   

1876  Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1881  Otakar Sini, composer was born on April - 23.   

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

1882  Max [G M J] Winders Maximilien, Belgium, architect (WW II) was born on April - 23.   

1888  On this day in history birth of georges Vanier, French-Canadian soldier and diplomat (d. 1967)   

1889  Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher was born on this day in history.   

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

1890  On this day in history birth of marcel L'Herbier, French director/screenwriter (El Dorado)   

1891  Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf) was born on April - 23.   

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

1892  R Huelsenbeck, writer was born on this day in history.   

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  George Renevant, Paris, actor (Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X) was born on April - 23.   

1894  Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (d. 1955) was born on April - 23.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

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 April - 23.   

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  On April - 23 vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

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

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