Page 3: Historical Events In April - 23

1810  On this day in history thomas Wright, historian   

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 April - 23.   

1818  On this day in history james Anthony Froude, historian   

1821  On this day in history pierre Dupont, song writer   

1826  On this day in history missolonghi captured by Turks   

1827  On April - 23 william Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays.   

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   

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  On this day in history alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter   

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

1847  On this day in history erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64   

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

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  Canada issues its 1st postage stamps on this day in history.   

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

1853  Auguste Laurent, chemist, dies on April - 23.   

1857  Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza) on this day in history.   

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 April - 23 dem convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1871  Blossom Rock in SF Bay blown up on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1185  On April - 23 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 this day in history.   

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  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on April - 23.   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on this day in history.   

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