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 this day in history.   

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

1881  Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  Basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife) on April - 23.   

1895  Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history 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  Margaret Kennedy, novelist on this day in history.   

1897  Harold French, director (Encore)/actor on this day in history.   

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

1898  On April - 23 edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov)   

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

1899  Edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew) on April - 23.   

1900  1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal) on April - 23.   

1900  On this day in history ary Verhaar, composer   

1903  On this day in history nY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2   

1903  On this day in history guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974)   

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

1904  Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid) on April - 23.   

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

1905  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

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

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

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  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on this day in history.   

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on April - 23.   

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

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

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.   

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on April - 23.   

0990  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

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  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies