Page 3: Historical Events In April - 23

1810  On April - 23 thomas Wright, historian   

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

1812  Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85 on April - 23.   

1813  Stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates) on this day in history.   

1818  James Anthony Froude, historian on this day in history.   

1821  Pierre Dupont, song writer on April - 23.   

1826  On this day in history missolonghi captured by Turks   

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 this day in history johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65   

1828  Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902) on this day in history.   

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

1838  Alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter on April - 23.   

1838  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1847  Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64 on April - 23.   

1850  On this day in history william Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80   

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  Canada issues its 1st postage stamps on April - 23.   

1852  Edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of Amer Acad of Poets Award 1937) on this day in history.   

1853  On April - 23 auguste Laurent, chemist, dies   

1857  On April - 23 ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza)   

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

1858  On April - 23 max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918)   

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

1861  Arkansas troops seize Fort Smith on April - 23.   

1861  Arkansas troops seize Ft Smith on April - 23.   

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

1864  Battle of Cane River, LA (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry) on April - 23.   

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

1867  Queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel on this day in history.   

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  Arthur Farwell, composer on this day in history.   

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

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

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

1464  On April - 23 birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

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

1484  On this day in history birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.   

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  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