Historical Events In April - 23

1907  Baroness Dudley on this day in history.  

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

1908  Frederick Hawkins, dancer on this day in history.  

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

1910  International Exhibition opens in Brussels on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure)  

1913  On this day in history jan Meyerowitz, composer  

1914  On April - 23 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.  

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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 April - 23.  

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

1918  Battle of Zeebrugge ends on April - 23.  

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on this day in history.  

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

1920  Turkish Grand National Assembly first meets, in Ankara on April - 23.  

1920  On this day in history turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara  

1921  Charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 secs) on this day in history.  

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  1st London performance of operetta "Fasquita" staged on this day in history.  

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1926  The birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist on this day in history.  

1926  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies on April - 23.  

1928  The birth of Shirley Temple, American film star on this day in history.  

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  Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon on this day in history.  

1933  The Gestapo is established in Germany on this day in history.  

1933  Dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer  

1484  On April - 23 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 this day in history 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  On April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded  

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

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 this day in history.  

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