Historical Events In April - 23

1878  On April - 23 friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies   

1880  On this day in history guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies   

1881  The opera "Patience or Bunthorne's Bride" is produced (London) on April - 23.   

1881  On April - 23 gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London   

1881  Claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22) on April - 23.   

1882  Albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle) on this day in history.   

1883  John Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt on April - 23.   

1885  William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on April - 23.   

1889  Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher on April - 23.   

1890  Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer on April - 23.   

1891  On April - 23 jews are expelled from Moscow Russia   

1891  Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf) on April - 23.   

1892  On April - 23 minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer   

1893  On April - 23 frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo)   

1894  On April - 23 basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife)   

1895  On April - 23 karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies   

1896  On this day in history premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)   

1896  Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) on April - 23.   

1896  On this day in history margaret Kennedy, novelist   

1897  On this day in history harold French, director (Encore)/actor   

1897  On April - 23 clement Harris, composer, dies at 25   

1898  On April - 23 edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov)   

1899  The birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew)   

1900  On this day in history 1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal)   

1900  On April - 23 ary Verhaar, composer   

1903  NY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2 on April - 23.   

1903  On April - 23 guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974)   

1904  On April - 23 american Academy of Arts & Letters forms   

1904  Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid) on this day in history.   

1905  Lord Carew, Ireland, judge (dressage) on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54   

1906  The Alberta Legislature sets the provincial speed limit at 10 mph in the city and 20 mph in the country. , Now it's 100 in the city and 200 in the country it seems on April - 23.   

1906  Marcel Hillaire, Cologne Germany, actor (Adv in Paradise) on April - 23.   

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1170  On this day in history 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 April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  On this day in history 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  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.   

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.   

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  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.