Historical Events In April - 23

1810  Thomas Wright, historian on April - 23.  

1812  On this day in history louis-Antoine Julien, conductor  

1812  Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85 on April - 23.  

1813  Stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates) on this day in history.  

1818  On April - 23 james Anthony Froude, historian  

1821  On April - 23 pierre Dupont, song writer  

1826  On April - 23 missolonghi captured by Turks  

1827  On April - 23 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  Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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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  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1847  Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64 on April - 23.  

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

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  Canada issues its 1st postage stamps on April - 23.  

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 this day in history max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918)  

1860  On this day in history dem convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery  

1861  On this day in history arkansas troops seize Fort Smith  

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  Battle of Cane River, LA (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry) on this day in history.  

1865  On April - 23 james Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24  

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

1867  On April - 23 simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer (For the Young Ones)  

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

1877  Arthur Farwell, composer on April - 23.  

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

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.  

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on April - 23.  

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

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer  

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.  

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

1500  On this day in history 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  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 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  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40  

1014  On April - 23 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.