Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  On this day in history baroness Dudley   

1908  On April - 23 denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth & Sweden signs North Sea accord   

1908  Frederick Hawkins, dancer on this day in history.   

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

1910  International Exhibition opens in Brussels on April - 23.   

1911  Ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history jan Meyerowitz, composer   

1914  On this day in history andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England)   

1915  On April - 23 aCA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA)   

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 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 April - 23.   

1918  On April - 23 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 this day in history.   

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 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  British Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley on April - 23.   

1925  1st London performance of operetta "Fasquita" staged on this day in history.   

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 this day in history joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

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 April - 23.   

1930  H Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida on April - 23.   

1932  On April - 23 shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon   

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  On this day in history m Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.   

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

0990  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

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

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.