Historical Events In April - 23

1907  On this day in history 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  International Exhibition opens in Brussels on April - 23.   

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

1913  On April - 23 jan Meyerowitz, composer   

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  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 April - 23.   

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

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

1920  Turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history british Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley   

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

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45 on April - 23.   

1926  On this day in history the birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist   

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

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  Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon on April - 23.   

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

1933  Dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal on this day in history.   

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  M Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens on April - 23.   

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1170  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

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

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  On this day in history birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  On April - 23 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  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.   

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.   

0871  On April - 23 ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

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

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on April - 23.   

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