Page 4: Historical Events In April - 23

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

1880  Guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

1882  On April - 23 albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle)   

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

1885  On this day in history william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73   

1889  Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher on April - 23.   

1890  On April - 23 donald Nichols Tweedy, composer   

1891  Jews are expelled from Moscow Russia on April - 23.   

1891  On April - 23 sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf)   

1892  Minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer on April - 23.   

1893  Frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo) on April - 23.   

1894  Basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife) on this day in history.   

1895  Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies on April - 23.   

1896  Premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC) on April - 23.   

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

1896  On this day in history margaret Kennedy, novelist   

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

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

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

1899  On this day in history the birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer   

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  On April - 23 ary Verhaar, composer   

1903  On April - 23 nY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2   

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

1904  On this day in history american Academy of Arts & Letters forms   

1904  Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid) on this day in history.   

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

1905  On this day in history 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 April - 23 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  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on April - 23.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on April - 23.   

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  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  On April - 23 ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

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  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