Historical Events In April - 23

1878  On this day in history friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies  

1880  On April - 23 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 this day in history.  

1882  On this day in history albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle)  

1883  John Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt on this day in history.  

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

1889  On April - 23 charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher  

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

1891  Jews are expelled from Moscow Russia on April - 23.  

1891  Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf) on April - 23.  

1892  On April - 23 minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer  

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  Premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC) on April - 23.  

1896  On this day in history vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC)  

1896  On April - 23 margaret Kennedy, novelist  

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

1897  Clement Harris, composer, dies at 25 on April - 23.  

1898  On April - 23 edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov)  

1899  On this day in history the birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer  

1899  On April - 23 edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew)  

1900  1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal) on April - 23.  

1900  On this day in history ary Verhaar, composer  

1903  NY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2 on April - 23.  

1903  On April - 23 guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974)  

1904  American Academy of Arts & Letters forms on this day in history.  

1904  Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid) on April - 23.  

1905  On April - 23 lord Carew, Ireland, judge (dressage)  

1905  On April - 23 karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54  

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 this day in history.  

1906  On April - 23 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 this day in history.  

1464  On April - 23 birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France  

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer  

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on April - 23.  

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on this day in history.  

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 April - 23.  

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 April - 23.  

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.  

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

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.  

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40  

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.