Historical Events In April - 23

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

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

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

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

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 April - 23 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  On this day in history united Methodist Church forms  

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

1969  On this day in history sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy  

1969  On this day in history krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37  

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

1972  On this day in history apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface  

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 this day in history.  

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

1976  On April - 23 james Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69  

1977  On this day in history czech chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10  

1977  Dr Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops on April - 23.  

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  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 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  C Shoemaker & E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3581 Alvarez on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 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  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on April - 23.  

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  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  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 April - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on this day in history.