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 this day in history.   

1909  Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history international Exhibition opens in Brussels   

1911  On April - 23 ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure)   

1913  Jan Meyerowitz, composer on April - 23.   

1914  On this day in history andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England)   

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

1915  Lance-Cpl. Fredrick Fisher (Cdn. 13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at St.Julien Belgium on April - 23.   

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

1916  Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC on April - 23.   

1918  On this day in history uSS Stewart destroys German submarine off France   

1918  On April - 23 battle of Zeebrugge ends   

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history major leagues open a reduced 140-game season   

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

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  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  On April - 23 1st London performance of operetta "Fasquita" staged   

1925  On April - 23 andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45   

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

1926  On April - 23 joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

1928  The birth of Shirley Temple, American film star on this day in history.   

1929  On April - 23 rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28   

1930  On this day in history h Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida   

1932  Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon on this day in history.   

1933  The Gestapo is established in Germany on April - 23.   

1933  On April - 23 dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal   

1934  In first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted on April - 23.   

1935  On this day in history polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.   

1936  On April - 23 m Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 23.   

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  On April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

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