Page 7: Historical Events In April - 23

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

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

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

1962  On this day in history ranger 4, first US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral   

1965  On this day in history launch of first Soviet communications satellite   

1965  On April - 23 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  On this day in history russian Vladimir Komarov becomes the first man to make two spaceflights   

1967  On April - 23 soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov becomes first in-flight casualty   

1968  United Methodist Church forms on April - 23.   

1969  On this day in history 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 April - 23.   

1970  Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1971  Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike on April - 23.   

1971  Soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become first in Salyut 1 space station on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history william Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76   

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

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

1975  On this day in history pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27   

1976  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2808 on April - 23.   

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  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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1984  On April - 23 august "Guus" Oster, actor/director (Carrie), dies at 68   

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

1985  On this day in history new Coke debuts later to vanish   

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

1985  Kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78 on April - 23.   

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1170  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

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

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 April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.   

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  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