Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  Baroness Dudley   

1908  Denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth and Sweden signs North Sea accord   

1908  Frederick Hawkins, dancer.   

1909  Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant.   

1910  International Exhibition opens in Brussels   

1911  Ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure)   

1913  Jan Meyerowitz, composer.   

1914  Andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England)   

1915  ACA is recorded as becoming National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA).   

1915  In this year, Lance-Cpl. Fredrick Fisher (Cdn. 13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) claims the Victoria Cross at St.Julien Belgium.   

1915  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27.   

1916  Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC.   

1918  USS Stewart destroys German submarine off France   

1918  Battle of Zeebrugge ends.   

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies.   

1919  Major leagues open a reduced 140-game season   

1920  Turkish Grand National Assembly inaugural meets, in Ankara   

1920  Turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara.   

1921  Charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 secs)   

1923  Inauguration ceremonies take place of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter.   

1924  British Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley   

1925  1st London performance of operetta "Fasquita" staged   

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45   

1926  James Donleavey, Irish novelist is born   

1926  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

1928  Shirley Temple, American film star is born   

1929  Rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28   

1930  H Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane and #1267 Geertruida.   

1932  Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon   

1933  The Gestapo is established in Germany.   

1933  Dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal   

1934  In inaugural Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted.   

1935  Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.   

1936  M Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens.   

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1170  Isabelle of hainaut: Queen of france   

1185  King afonso ii of portugal: King afonso ii of portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  Johanna van valois: Queen of france   

1464  Robert fayrfax: Composer   

1484  Julius caesar scaliger: Italy, scholar (on the subtlety of things)   

1500  Alexander alesius: [aless/alane], system theologist/physician   

1500  Alexander ales: Scottish theologian   

1516  Georg fabricius: German poet, historian, and archaeologist   

0034  Christ: Crucified, according to isaac newton   

0303  George: Knight/saint/patron of england, beheaded   

0725  Death of Wihtred: King of kent   

0871  Death of Ethelred i: King of wessex/brother of alfred the great,   

0990  Ekkehart ii: [palatinus], monk to st-gallen/poet,   

0997  Vojtech "adalbert" of prague: 2nd bishop of prague/apostle,   

1014  Brian boru: King of ireland,   

1016  Death of Aethelbred ii "the unready": King of england (979-1016),