Historical Events In April - 23

1936  On April - 23 carl Hubbell's 1st start of season is his 17th straight win  

1938  On this day in history sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia demand self government  

1939  1st performance of Béla Bartok's 2nd Concerto for violin on April - 23.  

1940  On April - 23 dance hall fires kills 198 (Natchez Miss)  

1941  On this day in history greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt  

1942  4-day allied bombing on Rostock begins on April - 23.  

1942  Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1943  British & US offensive directed at Tunis/Bizerta on April - 23.  

1945  In only U.S. use of guided missiles in WW II, 2 BAT missiles release at Balikiapan, Borneo on April - 23.  

1945  On this day in history concentration camp Flossenburg liberated  

1945  On this day in history albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42  

1946  On this day in history bkln Dodger Ed Head no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0  

1946  Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68 on April - 23.  

1947  On April - 23 hMS Warspite, to many this was the Royal Navy's most famous battleship. Her survival from her launch on 26th November 1913 to her loss on this date en-route to the breakers has to be at the very least a tribute to her builders for constructing a virtually indestructable ship. She formed part of the 5th Battle Squadron during the First World War. During the Second World War 1939-1946 she took part in the 2nd Battle of Narvik, and the Battle of Calabria in 1940, the battle of Matapan in 1941. This was followed by the bombardment of Normandy where she was damaged by a mine. Previously, in 1943 she was badly damaged by a glider bomb off Salerno. And all this in addition to countless other operations throughout the War. In 1946 she was sold for breaking up on the Clyde but en-route the tow parted and she went ashore in Prussia Cove, Cornwall. She was eventually broken up where she lay.  

1948  KSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast on April - 23.  

1949  Courtesy mail boxes for motorists started in SF on April - 23.  

1949  On April - 23 chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing  

1950  On April - 23 detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup  

1950  The first major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) on this day in history.  

1950  1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) on this day in history.  

1951  Battle of Kapyong, Korea starts on this day in history.  

1951  On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open  

1952  Bob Cain of Browns & Bob Feller of Indians each pitch a one-hitter on this day in history.  

1952  Elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies on April - 23.  

1953  General Charles P Cabell, USAF, becomes deputy director of CIA on April - 23.  

1954  Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers on April - 23.  

1954  On this day in history hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers  

1955  On April - 23 "Kismet" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 583 performances  

1955  Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76 on April - 23.  

1956  Project Vanguard, earth satellite launching program, assigned to DCNO (Air) on this day in history.  

1956  On April - 23 uS Supreme court ends race segregation on buses  

1957  On this day in history william Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89  

1958  Gil Hodges hits his 300th HR & Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game on this day in history.  

1959  "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 472 perfs on April - 23.  

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.  

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

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France  

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.  

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.  

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.  

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  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 this day in history death of wihtred, King of Kent  

0871  On April - 23 ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies  

0990  On April - 23 ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies  

0997  On April - 23 vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40  

1014  On April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87  

1016  On this day in history aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies