Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  On this day in history baroness Dudley   

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

1908  Frederick Hawkins, dancer on April - 23.   

1909  On April - 23 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  On this day in history andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England)   

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  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 on April - 23.   

1916  On April - 23 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 April - 23 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  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  Charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 secs) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history inauguration ceremonies take place of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter.   

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

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

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 April - 23.   

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  Rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28 on this day in history.   

1930  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

1933  Dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal on April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1936  M Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens on this day in history.   

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1170  On April - 23 birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

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  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 23.   

0034  On this day in history death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

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

0725  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on this day in history.   

1016  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies