Page 3: Historical Events In April - 23

1810  Thomas Wright, historian on April - 23.   

1812  On April - 23 louis-Antoine Julien, conductor   

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  On April - 23 pierre Dupont, song writer   

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  On April - 23 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  English steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC on April - 23.   

1838  On April - 23 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 this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history william Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80   

1851  On April - 23 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  On April - 23 canada issues its 1st postage stamps   

1852  Edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of Amer Acad of Poets Award 1937) on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Arkansas troops seize Ft Smith on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

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

1877  On April - 23 arthur Farwell, composer   

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

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

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

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.   

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  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.   

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

1014  On this day in history brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on April - 23.