Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  Baroness Dudley on April - 23.   

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

1908  On April - 23 frederick Hawkins, dancer   

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

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

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

1913  On this day in history jan Meyerowitz, composer   

1914  Andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England) on this day in history.   

1915  ACA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA) on April - 23.   

1915  Lance-Cpl. Fredrick Fisher (Cdn. 13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at St.Julien Belgium on April - 23.   

1915  On this day in history rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27   

1916  On this day in history lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC   

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

1918  On this day in history battle of Zeebrugge ends   

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

1919  On this day in history major leagues open a reduced 140-game season   

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

1920  Turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara on April - 23.   

1921  On April - 23 charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 secs)   

1923  On April - 23 inauguration ceremonies take place of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter.   

1924  On this day in history british Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley   

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

1925  On April - 23 andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45   

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

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

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

1929  Rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28 on April - 23.   

1930  On this day in history h Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida   

1932  Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon on April - 23.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

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 April - 23 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  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.   

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

0725  On April - 23 death of wihtred, King of Kent   

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

0990  On April - 23 ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

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