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  Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates)   

1818  On this day in history james Anthony Froude, historian   

1821  Pierre Dupont, song writer on April - 23.   

1826  On April - 23 missolonghi captured by Turks   

1827  On this day in history william Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays.   

1827  Johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer on April - 23.   

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

1828  On April - 23 albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902)   

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

1838  Alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

1838  On April - 23 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75   

1847  On April - 23 erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64   

1850  William Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80 on April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1858  On April - 23 max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918)   

1860  Dem convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery on this day in history.   

1861  On April - 23 arkansas troops seize Fort Smith   

1861  On this day in history arkansas troops seize Ft Smith   

1861  Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal on April - 23.   

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 April - 23 queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel   

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

1871  Blossom Rock in SF Bay blown up on April - 23.   

1877  Arthur Farwell, composer on this day in history.   

1878  On April - 23 1st Dutch test drive of steam tram   

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1170  On April - 23 birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

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 this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  On this day in history 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  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on April - 23.   

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 April - 23.   

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 April - 23.   

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  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies