Historical Events In April - 23

1936  On this day in history carl Hubbell's 1st start of season is his 17th straight win   

1938  On this day in history sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia demand self government   

1939  1st performance of Béla Bartok's 2nd Concerto for violin on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history dance hall fires kills 198 (Natchez Miss)   

1941  Greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt on April - 23.   

1942  On this day in history 4-day allied bombing on Rostock begins   

1942  On April - 23 marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73   

1943  On this day in history british & US offensive directed at Tunis/Bizerta   

1945  On this day in history in only U.S. use of guided missiles in WW II, 2 BAT missiles release at Balikiapan, Borneo   

1945  Concentration camp Flossenburg liberated on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42   

1946  Bkln Dodger Ed Head no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0 on this day in history.   

1946  Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68 on April - 23.   

1947  HMS Warspite, to many this was the Royal Navy's most famous battleship. Her survival from her launch on 26th November 1913 to her loss on this date en-route to the breakers has to be at the very least a tribute to her builders for constructing a virtually indestructable ship. She formed part of the 5th Battle Squadron during the First World War. During the Second World War 1939-1946 she took part in the 2nd Battle of Narvik, and the Battle of Calabria in 1940, the battle of Matapan in 1941. This was followed by the bombardment of Normandy where she was damaged by a mine. Previously, in 1943 she was badly damaged by a glider bomb off Salerno. And all this in addition to countless other operations throughout the War. In 1946 she was sold for breaking up on the Clyde but en-route the tow parted and she went ashore in Prussia Cove, Cornwall. She was eventually broken up where she lay on this day in history.   

1948  KSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast on this day in history.   

1949  Courtesy mail boxes for motorists started in SF on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing   

1950  On this day in history detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup   

1950  The first major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) on April - 23.   

1950  On April - 23 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5)   

1951  On April - 23 battle of Kapyong, Korea starts   

1951  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history bob Cain of Browns & Bob Feller of Indians each pitch a one-hitter   

1952  Elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies on April - 23.   

1953  General Charles P Cabell, USAF, becomes deputy director of CIA on this day in history.   

1954  Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers on April - 23.   

1954  Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers on this day in history.   

1955  "Kismet" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 583 performances on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76   

1956  On April - 23 project Vanguard, earth satellite launching program, assigned to DCNO (Air)   

1956  US Supreme court ends race segregation on buses on this day in history.   

1957  On April - 23 william Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89   

1958  Gil Hodges hits his 300th HR & Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game on this day in history.   

1959  "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 472 perfs on this day in history.   

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

1185  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

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

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

1484  On April - 23 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 this day in history birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

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  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 April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

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