Top Historical Events That Happened on April 23

1960  Cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies.   

1961  "Tenderloin" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 216 performances.   

1962  Ranger 4, inaugural US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral.   

1965  Launch of inaugural Soviet communications satellite   

1965  The USSR launch its inaugural communications satellite   

1965  Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67.   

1967  Russian Vladimir Komarov is recorded as becoming the inaugural man to make two spaceflights   

1967  Soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov is recorded as becoming inaugural in-flight casualty.   

1968  United Methodist Church forms.   

1969  Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy.   

1969  Krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37   

1970  Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51.   

1971  Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike   

1971  Soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become inaugural in Salyut 1 space station.   

1971  William Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76.   

1972  Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface.   

1973  Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85   

1975  Pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27   

1976  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2808.   

1976  James Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69.   

1977  Czech chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10.   

1977  Dr Allen Bussey completes 20302 yo-yo loops   

1980  Soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die.   

1980  Jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72.   

1983  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.   

1984  The United States announce the discovery of the AIDS virus   

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

1985  C Shoemaker and E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3581 Alvarez.   

1985  New Coke debuts later to vanish.   

1985  P Jensen discovers asteroid #3318 Blixen   

1985  Kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78.   

1986  Harold Arlen, [Hyman Arluck], US composer, murdered at 81   

1987  28 construction workers killed in an apt collapse in Bridgeport, Ct   

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1170  Isabelle of hainaut: Queen of france   

1185  King afonso ii of portugal: King afonso ii of portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  Johanna van valois: Queen of france   

1464  Robert fayrfax: Composer   

1484  Julius caesar scaliger: Italy, scholar (on the subtlety of things)   

1500  Alexander alesius: [aless/alane], system theologist/physician   

1500  Alexander ales: Scottish theologian   

1516  Georg fabricius: German poet, historian, and archaeologist   

0034  Christ: Crucified, according to isaac newton   

0303  George: Knight/saint/patron of england, beheaded   

0725  Death of Wihtred: King of kent   

0871  Ethelred i: King of wessex/brother of alfred the great,   

0990  Ekkehart ii: [palatinus], monk to st-gallen/poet,   

0997  Vojtech "adalbert" of prague: 2nd bishop of prague/apostle,   

1014  Brian boru: King of ireland,   

1016  Aethelbred ii "the unready": King of england (979-1016),