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

1881  Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22)   

1882  Albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle) on this day in history.   

1883  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

1890  Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer on April - 23.   

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

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

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

1893  On this day in history frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo)   

1894  On April - 23 basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife)   

1895  On this day in history karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies   

1896  Premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history clement Harris, composer, dies at 25   

1898  On this day in history edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov)   

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

1899  On this day in history 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  NY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2 on April - 23.   

1903  On April - 23 guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974)   

1904  American Academy of Arts & Letters forms on April - 23.   

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

1905  Lord Carew, Ireland, judge (dressage) on this day in history.   

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

1906  On this day in history 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   

1906  On this day in history marcel Hillaire, Cologne Germany, actor (Adv in Paradise)   

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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  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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

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  On this day in history birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

0034  On April - 23 death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

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 April - 23.   

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

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 April - 23.   

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on this day in history.