Page 4: Historical Events In April - 23

1878  Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies on April - 23.   

1880  On this day in history guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies   

1881  The opera "Patience or Bunthorne's Bride" is produced (London) on April - 23.   

1881  Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London on April - 23.   

1881  Claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22) on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle)   

1883  John Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt on this day in history.   

1885  On April - 23 william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73   

1889  On this day in history charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher   

1890  On April - 23 donald Nichols Tweedy, composer   

1891  On this day in history jews are expelled from Moscow Russia   

1891  On this day in history sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf)   

1892  On April - 23 minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer   

1893  On April - 23 frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo)   

1894  On this day in history basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife)   

1895  On April - 23 karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies   

1896  On April - 23 premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)   

1896  On this day in history vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC)   

1896  Margaret Kennedy, novelist on this day in history.   

1897  On April - 23 harold French, director (Encore)/actor   

1897  Clement Harris, composer, dies at 25 on April - 23.   

1898  Edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov) on April - 23.   

1899  The birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer on April - 23.   

1899  On April - 23 edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew)   

1900  On this day in history 1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal)   

1900  Ary Verhaar, composer on April - 23.   

1903  On this day in history nY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2   

1903  On this day in history guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974)   

1904  American Academy of Arts & Letters forms on this day in history.   

1904  Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid) on April - 23.   

1905  Lord Carew, Ireland, judge (dressage) on April - 23.   

1905  On April - 23 karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54   

1906  The Alberta Legislature sets the provincial speed limit at 10 mph in the city and 20 mph in the country. , Now it's 100 in the city and 200 in the country it seems on this day in history.   

1906  Marcel Hillaire, Cologne Germany, actor (Adv in Paradise) on April - 23.   

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

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

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

1484  On April - 23 birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on April - 23.   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.   

0034  On this day in history death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

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

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.   

0871  On this day in history ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on April - 23.