Page 3: Historical Events In April - 23

1810  On April - 23 thomas Wright, historian   

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

1812  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

1821  On this day in history 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.   

1828  Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902) on April - 23.   

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

1838  Alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter on April - 23.   

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

1858  The birth of Max Planck, German physicist on this day in history.   

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

1860  On April - 23 dem convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery   

1861  On April - 23 arkansas troops seize Fort Smith   

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  On this day in history battle of Cane River, LA (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry)   

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 April - 23.   

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

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

1877  On April - 23 arthur Farwell, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

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

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.   

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 April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

0725  On April - 23 death of wihtred, King of Kent   

0871  On April - 23 ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

0990  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

0997  On April - 23 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 April - 23.