Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  On this day in history baroness Dudley   

1908  Denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth & Sweden signs North Sea accord on this day in history.   

1908  Frederick Hawkins, dancer on April - 23.   

1909  Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant on April - 23.   

1910  International Exhibition opens in Brussels on this day in history.   

1911  Ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure) on April - 23.   

1913  Jan Meyerowitz, composer on April - 23.   

1914  On April - 23 andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England)   

1915  On this day in history aCA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA)   

1915  On this day in history lance-Cpl. Fredrick Fisher (Cdn. 13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at St.Julien Belgium   

1915  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC   

1918  USS Stewart destroys German submarine off France on April - 23.   

1918  On this day in history battle of Zeebrugge ends   

1918  On this day in history percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies   

1919  Major leagues open a reduced 140-game season on April - 23.   

1920  On April - 23 turkish Grand National Assembly first meets, in Ankara   

1920  Turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara on April - 23.   

1921  On April - 23 charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 secs)   

1923  On this day in history inauguration ceremonies take place of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter.   

1924  British Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley on April - 23.   

1925  1st London performance of operetta "Fasquita" staged on April - 23.   

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1926  The birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist on April - 23.   

1926  On this day in history joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

1928  The birth of Shirley Temple, American film star on April - 23.   

1929  Rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28 on April - 23.   

1930  H Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida on April - 23.   

1932  On this day in history shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon   

1933  On this day in history the Gestapo is established in Germany   

1933  On this day in history dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal   

1934  On April - 23 in first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted   

1935  Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted on this day in history.   

1936  M Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens 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 this day in history 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  On April - 23 death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

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