Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  On April - 23 baroness Dudley   

1908  Denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth & Sweden signs North Sea accord on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history frederick Hawkins, dancer   

1909  Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant on April - 23.   

1910  On this day in history international Exhibition opens in Brussels   

1911  Ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure) on April - 23.   

1913  On this day in history jan Meyerowitz, composer   

1914  On this day in history andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England)   

1915  On April - 23 aCA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA)   

1915  Lance-Cpl. Fredrick Fisher (Cdn. 13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at St.Julien Belgium on this day in history.   

1915  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 on April - 23.   

1916  Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1918  USS Stewart destroys German submarine off France on this day in history.   

1918  On April - 23 battle of Zeebrugge ends   

1918  On this day in history percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies   

1919  Major leagues open a reduced 140-game season on April - 23.   

1920  On this day in history turkish Grand National Assembly first meets, in Ankara   

1920  On April - 23 turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara   

1921  On this day in history charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 secs)   

1923  Inauguration ceremonies take place of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter on this day in history.   

1924  British Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley on this day in history.   

1925  On April - 23 1st London performance of operetta "Fasquita" staged   

1925  On this day in history andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45   

1926  The birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist on April - 23.   

1926  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies on this day in history.   

1928  On April - 23 the birth of Shirley Temple, American film star   

1929  On April - 23 rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28   

1930  H Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon   

1933  On April - 23 the Gestapo is established in Germany   

1933  On April - 23 dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal   

1934  On this day in history in first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted   

1935  Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted on April - 23.   

1936  M Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens on this day in history.   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.   

1185  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

1484  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

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

0034  On this day in history death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

0303  On April - 23 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 this day in history.   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1014  On this day in history brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

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