Historical Events In April - 23
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
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.
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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