Page 4: Historical Events In April - 23

1878  Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

1881  The opera "Patience or Bunthorne's Bride" is produced (London) on this day in history.   

1881  Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London on this day in history.   

1881  On April - 23 claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22)   

1882  Albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle) on this day in history.   

1883  John Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt on April - 23.   

1885  On this day in history william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73   

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

1890  On April - 23 donald Nichols Tweedy, composer   

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

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

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

1893  Frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo) on April - 23.   

1894  On April - 23 basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife)   

1895  Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies on April - 23.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1899  The birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer on April - 23.   

1899  On this day in history edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew)   

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

1900  On April - 23 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1905  On April - 23 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 this day in history.   

1906  Marcel Hillaire, Cologne Germany, actor (Adv in Paradise) on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

1484  On April - 23 birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

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

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on April - 23.   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.   

0725  On this day in history death of wihtred, King of Kent   

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 April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on April - 23.