Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  Baroness Dudley on April - 23.   

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

1908  Frederick Hawkins, dancer on April - 23.   

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

1910  On this day in history international Exhibition opens in Brussels   

1911  Ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure) on April - 23.   

1913  On this day in history jan Meyerowitz, composer   

1914  Andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England) on April - 23.   

1915  ACA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA) on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

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  Battle of Zeebrugge ends on April - 23.   

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

1924  On April - 23 british Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley   

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  On April - 23 the birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist   

1926  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies on this day in history.   

1928  The birth of Shirley Temple, American film star on April - 23.   

1929  On this day in history 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 April - 23.   

1933  The Gestapo is established in Germany on April - 23.   

1933  On April - 23 dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal   

1934  In first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted on April - 23.   

1935  On this day in history polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.   

1936  On this day in history m Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens   

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1170  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

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

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on April - 23.   

1464  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

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 April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

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  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 April - 23.   

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 April - 23.