Page 5: 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  On this day in history frederick Hawkins, dancer   

1909  Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant on this day in history.   

1910  On April - 23 international Exhibition opens in Brussels   

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

1913  Jan Meyerowitz, composer on this day in history.   

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

1915  On April - 23 rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27   

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

1918  On April - 23 uSS Stewart destroys German submarine off France   

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

1920  Turkish Grand National Assembly first meets, in Ankara on this day in history.   

1920  Turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara on this day in history.   

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

1923  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1932  Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon on this day in history.   

1933  The Gestapo is established in Germany on April - 23.   

1933  On April - 23 dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal   

1934  In first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted on this day in history.   

1935  On April - 23 polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.   

1936  On April - 23 m Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens   

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1170  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on April - 23.   

1464  On April - 23 birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on April - 23.   

1516  On this day in history birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

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

0303  On April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

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

0871  On April - 23 ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on April - 23.   

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 April - 23.   

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