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 April - 23 frederick Hawkins, dancer  

1909  On this day in history thomas Padmore, senior civil servant  

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  On this day in history jan Meyerowitz, composer  

1914  Andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England) on April - 23.  

1915  On this day in history 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 April - 23.  

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

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

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

1918  On this day in history battle of Zeebrugge ends  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 April - 23.  

1924  British Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley on April - 23.  

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

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45 on April - 23.  

1926  On April - 23 the birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist  

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

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  H Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida on April - 23.  

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

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

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  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  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.  

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on April - 23.  

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.  

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)  

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies  

0997  On April - 23 vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40  

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 this day in history.