Historical Events In April - 23

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  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

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

1185  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)  

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France  

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer  

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

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on this day in history.  

1500  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

0303  On this day in history death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded  

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

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.  

1014  On April - 23 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