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 April - 23.   

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

1881  On this day in history claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22)   

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

1883  On this day in history john Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt   

1885  William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on April - 23.   

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 this day in history sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf)   

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

1893  On this day in history frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo)   

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 April - 23 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 this day in history margaret Kennedy, novelist   

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

1897  On April - 23 clement Harris, composer, dies at 25   

1898  Edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal)   

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  On this day in history guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974)   

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 April - 23.   

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 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 April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 April - 23.   

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 April - 23.