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

1881  Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London on April - 23.  

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

1895  On this day in history karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies  

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

1896  Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history margaret Kennedy, novelist  

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

1897  On this day in history clement Harris, composer, dies at 25  

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

1899  On April - 23 the birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer  

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  On this day in history 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 April - 23.  

1904  American Academy of Arts & Letters forms on this day in history.  

1904  On April - 23 duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid)  

1905  On April - 23 lord Carew, Ireland, judge (dressage)  

1905  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54 on April - 23.  

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  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 April - 23.  

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on April - 23.  

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on April - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.  

1516  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)  

0034  On April - 23 death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton  

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.  

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

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