Historical Events In April - 23
Sunday, 01 October 2023
1810 On this day in history thomas Wright, historian
1812 On April - 23 louis-Antoine Julien, conductor
1812 On this day in history franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85
1813 On April - 23 stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates)
1818 James Anthony Froude, historian on this day in history.
1821 Pierre Dupont, song writer on this day in history.
1826 Missolonghi captured by Turks on April - 23.
1827 On this day in history william Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays.
1827 On this day in history johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer
1827 On April - 23 johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65
1828 Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902) on this day in history.
1838 English steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC on April - 23.
1838 Alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter on April - 23.
1838 John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75 on April - 23.
1847 On this day in history erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64
1850 On this day in history william Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80
1851 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 on this day in history.
1851 On April - 23 canada issues its 1st postage stamps
1852 Edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of Amer Acad of Poets Award 1937) on April - 23.
1853 On this day in history auguste Laurent, chemist, dies
1857 On this day in history ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza)
1858 The birth of Max Planck, German physicist on April - 23.
1858 On this day in history max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918)
1860 On April - 23 dem convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery
1861 Arkansas troops seize Fort Smith on this day in history.
1861 On this day in history arkansas troops seize Ft Smith
1861 On April - 23 edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal
1864 Battle of Cane River, LA (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry) on April - 23.
1865 On this day in history james Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24
1867 Queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel on this day in history.
1867 On this day in history simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer (For the Young Ones)
1871 On this day in history blossom Rock in SF Bay blown up
1877 On this day in history arthur Farwell, composer
1878 On April - 23 1st Dutch test drive of steam tram
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