Historical Events In April - 23

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

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

1881  The opera "Patience or Bunthorne's Bride" is produced (London) on April - 23.  

1881  On April - 23 gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London  

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

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

1890  On this day in history donald Nichols Tweedy, composer  

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

1891  Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife)  

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

1896  Premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC) on April - 23.  

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

1896  Margaret Kennedy, novelist on this day in history.  

1897  On this day in history harold French, director (Encore)/actor  

1897  Clement Harris, composer, dies at 25 on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov)  

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  Ary Verhaar, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1905  On this day in history 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 April - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

1185  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)  

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

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

1484  On this day in history birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)  

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.  

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  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.  

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

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.