Historical Events In April - 23

1878  On April - 23 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 this day in history.   

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

1889  Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

1896  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

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

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

1904  On this day in history duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid)   

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

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  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 April - 23.   

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  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

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 this day in history.   

0871  On this day in history 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  On this day in history aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies