Historical Events In April - 23

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

1960  On this day in history 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  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  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  United Methodist Church forms on this day in history.  

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

1969  Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy on April - 23.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history 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  The United States announce the discovery of the AIDS virus on April - 23.  

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

1985  C Shoemaker & E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3581 Alvarez on April - 23.  

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

1985  On this day in history p Jensen discovers asteroid #3318 Blixen  

1985  On this day in history kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78  

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

1185  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)  

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.  

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

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on April - 23.  

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

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)  

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on April - 23.  

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.  

0303  On April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded  

0725  On April - 23 death of wihtred, King of Kent  

0871  On April - 23 ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies  

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.  

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  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies