Page 7: Historical Events In April - 23

1960  1st performance of Ferde Grofe's "San Francisco Suite" on this day in history.   

1960  On April - 23 cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies   

1961  On April - 23 "Tenderloin" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 216 performances   

1962  Ranger 4, first US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral on this day in history.   

1965  Launch of first Soviet communications satellite on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history the USSR launch its first communications satellite   

1965  On this day in history josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67   

1967  Russian Vladimir Komarov becomes the first man to make two spaceflights on April - 23.   

1967  Soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov becomes first in-flight casualty on this day in history.   

1968  United Methodist Church forms on this day in history.   

1969  On April - 23 over 1000ý mi flooded in Shantung Province China   

1969  On April - 23 sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy   

1969  Krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1970  Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51 on April - 23.   

1971  On April - 23 columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike   

1971  Soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become first in Salyut 1 space station on April - 23.   

1971  On April - 23 william Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76   

1972  Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface on this day in history.   

1973  Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1975  Pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27 on April - 23.   

1976  On April - 23 felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2808   

1976  On this day in history james Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69   

1977  Czech chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10 on April - 23.   

1977  On this day in history dr Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops   

1980  On April - 23 soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die   

1980  On April - 23 jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72   

1983  Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73 on April - 23.   

1984  In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a 4.2 quake was centered near Marticville. It caused minor damage at Conestoga on this day in history.   

1984  On April - 23 the United States announce the discovery of the AIDS virus   

1984  August "Guus" Oster, actor/director (Carrie), dies at 68 on April - 23.   

1985  On this day in history c Shoemaker & E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3581 Alvarez   

1985  On April - 23 new Coke debuts later to vanish   

1985  P Jensen discovers asteroid #3318 Blixen on this day in history.   

1985  On April - 23 kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78   

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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 April - 23.   

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

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

1484  On this day in history birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

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 this day in history.   

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

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.   

0725  On this day in history death of wihtred, King of Kent   

0871  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies