Historical Events In April - 23

1810  Thomas Wright, historian on this day in history.  

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

1812  On April - 23 franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85  

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

1818  James Anthony Froude, historian on April - 23.  

1821  Pierre Dupont, song writer on April - 23.  

1826  Missolonghi captured by Turks on this day in history.  

1827  William Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays on this day in history.  

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  

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

1838  On April - 23 english steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC  

1838  On this day in history alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter  

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 April - 23.  

1850  On April - 23 william Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80  

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

1858  The birth of Max Planck, German physicist on April - 23.  

1858  Max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918) on this day in history.  

1860  On this day in history 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  Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel  

1867  Simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer (For the Young Ones) on this day in history.  

1871  On April - 23 blossom Rock in SF Bay blown up  

1877  On this day in history arthur Farwell, composer  

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

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

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 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 April - 23 death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton  

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

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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