Page 7: Historical Events In April - 23

1960  On this day in history 1st performance of Ferde Grofe's "San Francisco Suite"   

1960  On this day in history cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies   

1961  "Tenderloin" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 216 performances on April - 23.   

1962  On this day in history ranger 4, first US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral   

1965  Launch of first Soviet communications satellite on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history the USSR launch its first communications satellite   

1965  Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67 on April - 23.   

1967  On April - 23 russian Vladimir Komarov becomes the first man to make two spaceflights   

1967  Soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov becomes first in-flight casualty on April - 23.   

1968  On April - 23 united Methodist Church forms   

1969  Over 1000ý mi flooded in Shantung Province China on this day in history.   

1969  Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy on this day in history.   

1969  Krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1970  Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51 on April - 23.   

1971  On April - 23 columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike   

1971  Soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become first in Salyut 1 space station on April - 23.   

1971  William Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1972  Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface on this day in history.   

1973  Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27   

1976  On this day in history felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2808   

1976  On April - 23 james Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69   

1977  Czech chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10 on this day in history.   

1977  Dr Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops on this day in history.   

1980  On April - 23 soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die   

1980  Jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72 on April - 23.   

1983  On this day in history buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73   

1984  On April - 23 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a 4.2 quake was centered near Marticville. It caused minor damage at Conestoga   

1984  The United States announce the discovery of the AIDS virus on April - 23.   

1984  August "Guus" Oster, actor/director (Carrie), dies at 68 on April - 23.   

1985  C Shoemaker & E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3581 Alvarez on April - 23.   

1985  On this day in history new Coke debuts later to vanish   

1985  On April - 23 p Jensen discovers asteroid #3318 Blixen   

1985  On this day in history kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78   

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1170  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

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

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on April - 23.   

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  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.   

0871  On this day in history ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on April - 23.   

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

1014  On this day in history brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on this day in history.