Page 4: 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 April - 23 the opera "Patience or Bunthorne's Bride" is produced (London)   

1881  On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London   

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

1882  On this day in history 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  On April - 23 donald Nichols Tweedy, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

1896  On April - 23 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1900  Ary Verhaar, composer on April - 23.   

1903  NY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2 on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

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

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  On April - 23 marcel Hillaire, Cologne Germany, actor (Adv in Paradise)   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.   

1185  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  On April - 23 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  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

0034  On this day in history death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

0303  On April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

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  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.   

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

1016  On this day in history aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies