Page 7: Historical Events In April - 23

1960  On April - 23 1st performance of Ferde Grofe's "San Francisco Suite"   

1960  Cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies on April - 23.   

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

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

1965  On this day in history launch of first Soviet communications satellite   

1965  On April - 23 the USSR launch its first communications satellite   

1965  On April - 23 josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67   

1967  On this day in history russian Vladimir Komarov becomes the first man to make two spaceflights   

1967  On April - 23 soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov becomes first in-flight casualty   

1968  On this day in history united Methodist Church forms   

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

1969  On this day in history sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy   

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

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

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  On this day in history william Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76   

1972  On this day in history apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface   

1973  On this day in history otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85   

1975  Pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27 on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

1977  On this day in history dr Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops   

1980  On this day in history soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die   

1980  On this day in history jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72   

1983  Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73 on April - 23.   

1984  In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a 4.2 quake was centered near Marticville. It caused minor damage at Conestoga on this day in history.   

1984  The United States announce the discovery of the AIDS virus on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history august "Guus" Oster, actor/director (Carrie), dies at 68   

1985  On this day in history c Shoemaker & E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3581 Alvarez   

1985  On April - 23 new Coke debuts later to vanish   

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

1985  On April - 23 kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78   

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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 April - 23.   

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

1484  On April - 23 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 April - 23 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  On April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

0725  On April - 23 death of wihtred, King of Kent   

0871  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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