Page 7: Historical Events In April - 23

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

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

1961  "Tenderloin" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 216 performances on this day in history.   

1962  Ranger 4, first US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral on April - 23.   

1965  Launch of first Soviet communications satellite on April - 23.   

1965  The USSR launch its first communications satellite on April - 23.   

1965  On this day in history josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67   

1967  On April - 23 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  United Methodist Church forms on April - 23.   

1969  On this day in history over 1000ý mi flooded in Shantung Province China   

1969  Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy on April - 23.   

1969  On this day in history krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37   

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

1971  Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become first in Salyut 1 space station   

1971  William Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76 on April - 23.   

1972  On April - 23 apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface   

1973  Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85 on April - 23.   

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  James Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69 on April - 23.   

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

1980  Jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history 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  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

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

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

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  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1516  On this day in history birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

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

0303  On April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

0725  On this day in history death of wihtred, King of Kent   

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.   

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  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on this day in history.   

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