Historical Events In June - 23

1866  Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam physician/social activist, dies at 53 on June - 23.  

1868  Christopher Latham Sholes patents "Type-writer" on June - 23.  

1875  On this day in history carl Milles, Uppsala Sweden, fountain sculptor (Wedding of Rivers)  

1876  Irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest) on this day in history.  

1877  Blair Fairchild, composer on this day in history.  

1878  On June - 23 george Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81  

1879  William Ewart Berry, 1st viscount Camrose/English nobleman on June - 23.  

1884  Werner Krauss, Germany, actor (Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Joyless Street) on June - 23.  

1885  NSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney on this day in history.  

1887  On June - 23 ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag)  

1888  On June - 23 frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for president  

1888  Anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki) on June - 23.  

1888  Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60 on June - 23.  

1891  Francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1892  On this day in history able Kiviat, US, runner (Olympic-gold-1912)  

1893  On June - 23 donald McBride, Brooklyn NY, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Irma)  

1894  The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin on this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history alfred Kinsey, entomologist/sexologist (Kinsey Report)  

1895  Joseph Paul Skelly, composer, dies at 44 on June - 23.  

1897  On June - 23 winifred Wagner-William, German organizer (Wagner Festival)  

1899  Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer on June - 23.  

1901  Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister/ambassador on June - 23.  

1901  On this day in history charles Kensington Salaman, composer, dies at 87  

1902  On this day in history gioacchino Rossini's unveils monument to Santa-Croce  

1902  On this day in history howard T Engstrom, Boston, computer designer (Univac)  

1903  On June - 23 m Wolf discovers asteroid #512 Taurinensis  

1903  Anthony Veiller, NYC, writer (Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge) on June - 23.  

1904  Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World) on June - 23.  

1906  On June - 23 wolfgang Koeppen, writer  

1908  On this day in history paulus Akkerman, [Paul fen Nijenborn], Frisian writer (Each om Each)  

1909  Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections on June - 23.  

1910  On this day in history the birth of Jean Anouilh, French playwright  

1910  On this day in history jean Anouilh, France, dramatist (Thieves' Carnival)  

1911  David Ogilvy, advertising whiz (Ogilvy & Mathers) on this day in history.  

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1160  On June - 23 birth of johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)  

1433  On June - 23 birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)  

1456  Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on June - 23.  

1534  Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582) was born on June - 23.  

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on this day in history.  

1596  On this day in history birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)  

1612  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on this day in history.  

1612  André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) was born on June - 23.  

0079  Death of Vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9) on June - 23.  

0758  On June - 23 ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74  

1018  On June - 23 death of henry I of Austria  

1075  On June - 23 theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies  

1137  On this day in history adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies  

1139  Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1444  Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies on this day in history.  

1555  Death of Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470) on June - 23.