Historical Events In April - 23

1907  Baroness Dudley on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth & Sweden signs North Sea accord  

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 April - 23.  

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 this day in history aCA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA)  

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

1915  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 on this day in history.  

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  Turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history british Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley  

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  On April - 23 the birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist  

1926  On April - 23 joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies  

1928  On this day in history the birth of Shirley Temple, American film star  

1929  On this day in history rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28  

1930  On April - 23 h Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida  

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 this day in history 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 April - 23.  

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

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  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on April - 23.  

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician  

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

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

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  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  On April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87  

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