Page 4: Historical Events In April - 23

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

1880  Guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies on April - 23.   

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  Albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle) on April - 23.   

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

1885  On April - 23 william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73   

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

1890  Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer on April - 23.   

1891  On this day in history jews are expelled from Moscow Russia   

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

1892  Minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer on this day in history.   

1893  On April - 23 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 April - 23 karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies   

1896  On this day in history premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)   

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

1896  On April - 23 margaret Kennedy, novelist   

1897  Harold French, director (Encore)/actor on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history 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 April - 23.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1904  American Academy of Arts & Letters forms on April - 23.   

1904  Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid) on this day in history.   

1905  Lord Carew, Ireland, judge (dressage) on this day in history.   

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

1906  On this day in history 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   

1906  Marcel Hillaire, Cologne Germany, actor (Adv in Paradise) on April - 23.   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on April - 23.   

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  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  On April - 23 ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

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

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on April - 23.   

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on this day in history.