Page 7: Historical Events In April - 23

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

1960  Cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies on April - 23.   

1961  On April - 23 "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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1967  Soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov becomes first in-flight casualty on April - 23.   

1968  On April - 23 united Methodist Church forms   

1969  Over 1000ý mi flooded in Shantung Province China on this day in history.   

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

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  On April - 23 apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface   

1973  Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85 on April - 23.   

1975  On April - 23 pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27   

1976  On April - 23 felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2808   

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 this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die   

1980  On this day in history jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72   

1983  Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a 4.2 quake was centered near Marticville. It caused minor damage at Conestoga   

1984  On April - 23 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  C Shoemaker & E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3581 Alvarez on this day in history.   

1985  New Coke debuts later to vanish on April - 23.   

1985  P Jensen discovers asteroid #3318 Blixen on April - 23.   

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  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1516  On this day in history birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

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 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 April - 23.   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on April - 23.   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on April - 23.   

1016  On this day in history aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies