Page 6: Historical Events In April - 23

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

1938  Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia demand self government on this day in history.   

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

1940  Dance hall fires kills 198 (Natchez Miss) on this day in history.   

1941  Greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt on April - 23.   

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  On April - 23 british & US offensive directed at Tunis/Bizerta   

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  Bkln Dodger Ed Head no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0 on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68   

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  On April - 23 kSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast   

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

1949  Chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing on this day in history.   

1950  Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup on April - 23.   

1950  The first major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) on April - 23.   

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

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

1951  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open on April - 23.   

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

1952  Elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history general Charles P Cabell, USAF, becomes deputy director of CIA   

1954  On April - 23 hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers   

1954  On April - 23 hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers   

1955  "Kismet" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 583 performances on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76   

1956  Project Vanguard, earth satellite launching program, assigned to DCNO (Air) on April - 23.   

1956  On this day in history 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 April - 23.   

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

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1170  On April - 23 birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

1484  On April - 23 birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

0034  On this day in history death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

0303  On this day in history death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on April - 23.   

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on April - 23.