Page 7: Historical Events In April - 23

1960  1st performance of Ferde Grofe's "San Francisco Suite" on April - 23.   

1960  Cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history "Tenderloin" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 216 performances   

1962  Ranger 4, first US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral on April - 23.   

1965  Launch of first Soviet communications satellite on April - 23.   

1965  The USSR launch its first communications satellite on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 23.   

1968  On this day in history united Methodist Church forms   

1969  Over 1000ý mi flooded in Shantung Province China on April - 23.   

1969  Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy on this day in history.   

1969  On April - 23 krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37   

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  On April - 23 soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become first in Salyut 1 space station   

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

1972  Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface on April - 23.   

1973  On April - 23 otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85   

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  James Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1977  Czech chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10 on this day in history.   

1977  Dr Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops on this day in history.   

1980  Soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die on April - 23.   

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

1983  On April - 23 buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73   

1984  In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a 4.2 quake was centered near Marticville. It caused minor damage at Conestoga on April - 23.   

1984  On this day in history the United States announce the discovery of the AIDS virus   

1984  August "Guus" Oster, actor/director (Carrie), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1985  On April - 23 c Shoemaker & E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3581 Alvarez   

1985  New Coke debuts later to vanish on this day in history.   

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

1985  Kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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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 April - 23 birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

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