Page 5: 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 April - 23.   

1908  Frederick Hawkins, dancer on April - 23.   

1909  Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant on April - 23.   

1910  International Exhibition opens in Brussels on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure)   

1913  Jan Meyerowitz, composer on April - 23.   

1914  Andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England) on this day in history.   

1915  ACA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA) on April - 23.   

1915  On this day in history lance-Cpl. Fredrick Fisher (Cdn. 13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at St.Julien Belgium   

1915  On this day in history rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27   

1916  Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1918  USS Stewart destroys German submarine off France on April - 23.   

1918  On this day in history battle of Zeebrugge ends   

1918  On April - 23 percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies   

1919  On April - 23 major leagues open a reduced 140-game season   

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

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  On April - 23 british Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley   

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

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

1926  On this day in history the birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist   

1926  On April - 23 joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

1928  The birth of Shirley Temple, American film star on this day in history.   

1929  On April - 23 rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28   

1930  H Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida on this day in history.   

1932  Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history the Gestapo is established in Germany   

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

1934  On April - 23 in first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted   

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

1185  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  On April - 23 birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.   

0725  On April - 23 death of wihtred, King of Kent   

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on April - 23.   

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  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on this day in history.