Historical Events In April - 23

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

1960  On this day in history cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies  

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

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  On this day in history the USSR launch its first communications satellite  

1965  Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67 on April - 23.  

1967  On April - 23 russian Vladimir Komarov becomes the first man to make two spaceflights  

1967  On this day in history soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov becomes first in-flight casualty  

1968  On April - 23 united Methodist Church forms  

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

1971  Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike on this day in history.  

1971  Soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become first in Salyut 1 space station on April - 23.  

1971  On April - 23 william Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76  

1972  Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface on April - 23.  

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

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

1976  On this day in history felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2808  

1976  On April - 23 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  Dr Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops on April - 23.  

1980  Soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die on April - 23.  

1980  Jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

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  August "Guus" Oster, actor/director (Carrie), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

1985  On April - 23 new Coke debuts later to vanish  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer  

1484  On April - 23 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  On this day in history birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)  

1516  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)  

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on April - 23.  

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.  

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 April - 23.  

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

1014  On April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87  

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