Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  On April - 23 baroness Dudley   

1908  On this day in history denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth & Sweden signs North Sea accord   

1908  Frederick Hawkins, dancer on this day in history.   

1909  On April - 23 thomas Padmore, senior civil servant   

1910  On this day in history international Exhibition opens in Brussels   

1911  Ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure) on this day in history.   

1913  On April - 23 jan Meyerowitz, composer   

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

1915  ACA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA) on April - 23.   

1915  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

1916  Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1918  On April - 23 uSS Stewart destroys German submarine off France   

1918  Battle of Zeebrugge ends on this day in history.   

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

1919  On April - 23 major leagues open a reduced 140-game season   

1920  On this day in history turkish Grand National Assembly first meets, in Ankara   

1920  On this day in history turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara   

1921  Charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 secs) on this day in history.   

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

1924  On this day in history british Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley   

1925  On this day in history 1st London performance of operetta "Fasquita" staged   

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

1926  On April - 23 the birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist   

1926  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies on April - 23.   

1928  On April - 23 the birth of Shirley Temple, American film star   

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 April - 23 shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon   

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

1933  Dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal on April - 23.   

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

1935  Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted on April - 23.   

1936  On this day in history m Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens   

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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 April - 23.   

1464  On April - 23 birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0990  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

0997  On April - 23 vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

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

1016  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies