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 this day in history.  

1818  On April - 23 james Anthony Froude, historian  

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

1826  On this day in history missolonghi captured by Turks  

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

1827  Johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer on this day in history.  

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

1828  Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902) on this day in history.  

1838  On this day in history english steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC  

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

1838  On this day in history john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75  

1847  On April - 23 erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64  

1850  William Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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  On April - 23 canada issues its 1st postage stamps  

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

1853  On this day in history auguste Laurent, chemist, dies  

1857  Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza) on April - 23.  

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  Arkansas troops seize Fort Smith on this day in history.  

1861  On April - 23 arkansas troops seize Ft Smith  

1861  On this day in history edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal  

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

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

1871  On this day in history blossom Rock in SF Bay blown up  

1877  Arthur Farwell, composer on this day in history.  

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

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1170  On April - 23 birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)  

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  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.  

1484  On April - 23 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 April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)  

1516  On this day in history 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 April - 23.  

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

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