Page 6: Historical Events In April - 23

1936  Carl Hubbell's 1st start of season is his 17th straight win on April - 23.   

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 April - 23.   

1941  On April - 23 greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt   

1942  On this day in history 4-day allied bombing on Rostock begins   

1942  On April - 23 marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73   

1943  On April - 23 british & US offensive directed at Tunis/Bizerta   

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

1945  Concentration camp Flossenburg liberated on April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1947  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 on this day in history.   

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

1949  On this day in history courtesy mail boxes for motorists started in SF   

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

1950  On this day in history detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup   

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

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  Bob Cain of Browns & Bob Feller of Indians each pitch a one-hitter on April - 23.   

1952  On this day in history elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies   

1953  General Charles P Cabell, USAF, becomes deputy director of CIA on this day in history.   

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

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  On April - 23 robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76   

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

1956  US Supreme court ends race segregation on buses on this day in history.   

1957  William Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1958  On April - 23 gil Hodges hits his 300th HR & Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game   

1959  On this day in history "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 472 perfs   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

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

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

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

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

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

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

1516  On this day in history birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on April - 23.   

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

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

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

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.   

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