Page 4: Historical Events In April - 23

1878  On this day in history friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies   

1880  On April - 23 guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies   

1881  On April - 23 the opera "Patience or Bunthorne's Bride" is produced (London)   

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

1881  Claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22) on April - 23.   

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

1883  On this day in history john Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt   

1885  William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on April - 23.   

1889  Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher on this day in history.   

1890  Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer on April - 23.   

1891  Jews are expelled from Moscow Russia on this day in history.   

1891  Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf) on this day in history.   

1892  Minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)   

1896  Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) on this day in history.   

1896  Margaret Kennedy, novelist on this day in history.   

1897  Harold French, director (Encore)/actor on this day in history.   

1897  On April - 23 clement Harris, composer, dies at 25   

1898  On April - 23 edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov)   

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  1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal) on April - 23.   

1900  On April - 23 ary Verhaar, composer   

1903  NY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2 on April - 23.   

1903  Guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974) on this day in history.   

1904  On April - 23 american Academy of Arts & Letters forms   

1904  On April - 23 duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid)   

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

1905  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history marcel Hillaire, Cologne Germany, actor (Adv in Paradise)   

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

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

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

0303  On this day in history death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

0725  On this day in history death of wihtred, King of Kent   

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on April - 23.   

0990  On April - 23 ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

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

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on this day in history.   

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