Page 3: Historical Events In April - 23

1810  Thomas Wright, historian on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history louis-Antoine Julien, conductor   

1812  On this day in history franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85   

1813  On this day in history stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates)   

1818  James Anthony Froude, historian on April - 23.   

1821  On this day in history pierre Dupont, song writer   

1826  Missolonghi captured by Turks on April - 23.   

1827  On April - 23 william Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays.   

1827  On this day in history johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer   

1827  On April - 23 johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65   

1828  Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902) on April - 23.   

1838  On this day in history english steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC   

1838  On this day in history alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter   

1838  On April - 23 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75   

1847  On this day in history erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64   

1850  William Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80 on April - 23.   

1851  Civil engineer Sandford Fleming 1827-1915 designs the red Three-Pence Beaver stamp issued this day; the Province of Canada's first regular postage stamp on this day in history.   

1851  On April - 23 canada issues its 1st postage stamps   

1852  Edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of Amer Acad of Poets Award 1937) on April - 23.   

1853  On April - 23 auguste Laurent, chemist, dies   

1857  Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza) on this day in history.   

1858  The birth of Max Planck, German physicist on this day in history.   

1858  Max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918) on April - 23.   

1860  On this day in history dem convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery   

1861  Arkansas troops seize Fort Smith on this day in history.   

1861  Arkansas troops seize Ft Smith on this day in history.   

1861  Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal on April - 23.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Cane River, LA (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry)   

1865  On April - 23 james Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24   

1867  On April - 23 queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel   

1867  Simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer (For the Young Ones) on this day in history.   

1871  On April - 23 blossom Rock in SF Bay blown up   

1877  On April - 23 arthur Farwell, composer   

1878  On this day in history 1st Dutch test drive of steam tram   

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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  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on April - 23.   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

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

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.   

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

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  On this day in history 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