Page 3: Historical Events In April - 23

1810  On April - 23 thomas Wright, historian   

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

1812  Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates)   

1818  On this day in history james Anthony Froude, historian   

1821  On April - 23 pierre Dupont, song writer   

1826  Missolonghi captured by Turks on this day in history.   

1827  William Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays on April - 23.   

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

1827  On April - 23 johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65   

1828  On April - 23 albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902)   

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

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

1838  On April - 23 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75   

1847  Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1850  William Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80 on April - 23.   

1851  On this day in history 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   

1851  On this day in history canada issues its 1st postage stamps   

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

1853  Auguste Laurent, chemist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1858  On this day in history the birth of Max Planck, German physicist   

1858  Max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918) on April - 23.   

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 April - 23.   

1861  On this day in history 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  James Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24 on April - 23.   

1867  On April - 23 queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel   

1867  On this day in history simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer (For the Young Ones)   

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

1877  Arthur Farwell, composer on this day in history.   

1878  1st Dutch test drive of steam tram on this day in history.   

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1170  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1484  On April - 23 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  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

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  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 this day in history.   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on April - 23.   

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