Page 3: Historical Events In April - 23

1810  On this day in history thomas Wright, historian   

1812  Louis-Antoine Julien, conductor on April - 23.   

1812  On this day in history franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85   

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

1818  James Anthony Froude, historian on April - 23.   

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

1826  On this day in history missolonghi captured by Turks   

1827  On April - 23 william Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays.   

1827  On April - 23 johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer   

1827  On this day in history johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65   

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

1838  English steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC on this day in history.   

1838  On April - 23 alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter   

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  William Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80 on April - 23.   

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 April - 23.   

1851  Canada issues its 1st postage stamps on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of Amer Acad of Poets Award 1937)   

1853  On April - 23 auguste Laurent, chemist, dies   

1857  On April - 23 ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza)   

1858  On April - 23 the birth of Max Planck, German physicist   

1858  On April - 23 max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918)   

1860  Dem convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history arkansas troops seize Fort Smith   

1861  Arkansas troops seize Ft Smith on this day in history.   

1861  Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Cane River, LA (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry)   

1865  James Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24 on April - 23.   

1867  Queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel on April - 23.   

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

1871  Blossom Rock in SF Bay blown up on April - 23.   

1877  On April - 23 arthur Farwell, composer   

1878  On April - 23 1st Dutch test drive of steam tram   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.   

1185  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  On April - 23 birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  On this day in history birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on April - 23.   

0034  On this day in history death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

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

0725  On April - 23 death of wihtred, King of Kent   

0871  On April - 23 ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

0990  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

0997  On this day in history 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  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on this day in history.