Page 4: Historical Events In April - 23

1878  On April - 23 friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies   

1880  On this day in history guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies   

1881  On this day in history the opera "Patience or Bunthorne's Bride" is produced (London)   

1881  Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London on April - 23.   

1881  Claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22) on April - 23.   

1882  On April - 23 albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle)   

1883  On this day in history john Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt   

1885  William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1889  Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher on April - 23.   

1890  Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer on this day in history.   

1891  Jews are expelled from Moscow Russia on this day in history.   

1891  On April - 23 sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf)   

1892  Minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer on April - 23.   

1893  On this day in history frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo)   

1894  Basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife) on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies   

1896  On April - 23 premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)   

1896  Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) on April - 23.   

1896  Margaret Kennedy, novelist on April - 23.   

1897  Harold French, director (Encore)/actor on April - 23.   

1897  On April - 23 clement Harris, composer, dies at 25   

1898  Edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov) on April - 23.   

1899  The birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer on this day in history.   

1899  Edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew) on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history 1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal)   

1900  On this day in history ary Verhaar, composer   

1903  On April - 23 nY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2   

1903  Guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974) on April - 23.   

1904  On April - 23 american Academy of Arts & Letters forms   

1904  On April - 23 duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid)   

1905  On this day in history lord Carew, Ireland, judge (dressage)   

1905  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54 on April - 23.   

1906  The Alberta Legislature sets the provincial speed limit at 10 mph in the city and 20 mph in the country. , Now it's 100 in the city and 200 in the country it seems on April - 23.   

1906  On this day in history marcel Hillaire, Cologne Germany, actor (Adv in Paradise)   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

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  On this day in history death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.   

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

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.