Page 4: 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 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  Albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle) on this day in history.   

1883  John Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt on April - 23.   

1885  On April - 23 william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73   

1889  On April - 23 charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher   

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  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

1896  Premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC) on this day in history.   

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 April - 23 harold French, director (Encore)/actor   

1897  Clement Harris, composer, dies at 25 on April - 23.   

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

1899  On this day in history 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  1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal) on this day in history.   

1900  Ary Verhaar, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1904  Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid) on this day in history.   

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

1905  On April - 23 karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54   

1906  On April - 23 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On April - 23 death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

0303  On this day in history death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

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

0871  On this day in history ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on April - 23.   

0997  On April - 23 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.