Historical Events In April - 23

1810  Thomas Wright, historian on April - 23.   

1812  Louis-Antoine Julien, conductor on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85   

1813  Stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates) on this day in history.   

1818  James Anthony Froude, historian on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history pierre Dupont, song writer   

1826  Missolonghi captured by Turks on this day in history.   

1827  William Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays on April - 23.   

1827  Johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65   

1828  Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902) on April - 23.   

1838  On April - 23 english steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC   

1838  Alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

1838  On April - 23 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75   

1847  On this day in history erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64   

1850  On this day in history william Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80   

1851  Civil engineer Sandford Fleming 1827-1915 designs the red Three-Pence Beaver stamp issued this day; the Province of Canada's first regular postage stamp on this day in history.   

1851  Canada issues its 1st postage stamps on this day in history.   

1852  Edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of Amer Acad of Poets Award 1937) on April - 23.   

1853  On April - 23 auguste Laurent, chemist, dies   

1857  Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza) on April - 23.   

1858  On April - 23 the birth of Max Planck, German physicist   

1858  Max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918) on April - 23.   

1860  On this day in history dem convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery   

1861  Arkansas troops seize Fort Smith on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history arkansas troops seize Ft Smith   

1861  On this day in history edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal   

1864  On April - 23 battle of Cane River, LA (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry)   

1865  James Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24 on April - 23.   

1867  On April - 23 queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel   

1867  Simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer (For the Young Ones) on this day in history.   

1871  Blossom Rock in SF Bay blown up on this day in history.   

1877  Arthur Farwell, composer on April - 23.   

1878  On April - 23 1st Dutch test drive of steam tram   

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1170  On April - 23 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 this day in history.   

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

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  On April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

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