Historical Events In April - 23

1936  Carl Hubbell's 1st start of season is his 17th straight win on April - 23.   

1938  On April - 23 sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia demand self government   

1939  1st performance of Béla Bartok's 2nd Concerto for violin on this day in history.   

1940  On April - 23 dance hall fires kills 198 (Natchez Miss)   

1941  On April - 23 greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt   

1942  On April - 23 4-day allied bombing on Rostock begins   

1942  Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1943  British & US offensive directed at Tunis/Bizerta on April - 23.   

1945  On this day in history in only U.S. use of guided missiles in WW II, 2 BAT missiles release at Balikiapan, Borneo   

1945  On April - 23 concentration camp Flossenburg liberated   

1945  Albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42 on April - 23.   

1946  Bkln Dodger Ed Head no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0 on April - 23.   

1946  On April - 23 jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68   

1947  HMS Warspite, to many this was the Royal Navy's most famous battleship. Her survival from her launch on 26th November 1913 to her loss on this date en-route to the breakers has to be at the very least a tribute to her builders for constructing a virtually indestructable ship. She formed part of the 5th Battle Squadron during the First World War. During the Second World War 1939-1946 she took part in the 2nd Battle of Narvik, and the Battle of Calabria in 1940, the battle of Matapan in 1941. This was followed by the bombardment of Normandy where she was damaged by a mine. Previously, in 1943 she was badly damaged by a glider bomb off Salerno. And all this in addition to countless other operations throughout the War. In 1946 she was sold for breaking up on the Clyde but en-route the tow parted and she went ashore in Prussia Cove, Cornwall. She was eventually broken up where she lay on April - 23.   

1948  On this day in history kSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast   

1949  Courtesy mail boxes for motorists started in SF on April - 23.   

1949  On April - 23 chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing   

1950  On April - 23 detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup   

1950  The first major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) on this day in history.   

1950  1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) on this day in history.   

1951  Battle of Kapyong, Korea starts on this day in history.   

1951  On April - 23 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open   

1952  Bob Cain of Browns & Bob Feller of Indians each pitch a one-hitter on April - 23.   

1952  On this day in history elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies   

1953  General Charles P Cabell, USAF, becomes deputy director of CIA on April - 23.   

1954  On April - 23 hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers   

1954  On April - 23 hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers   

1955  On April - 23 "Kismet" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 583 performances   

1955  On this day in history robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76   

1956  Project Vanguard, earth satellite launching program, assigned to DCNO (Air) on this day in history.   

1956  On April - 23 uS Supreme court ends race segregation on buses   

1957  On April - 23 william Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89   

1958  On this day in history gil Hodges hits his 300th HR & Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game   

1959  On April - 23 "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 472 perfs   

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1170  On April - 23 birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

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

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.   

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 April - 23.   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.   

0725  On April - 23 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 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.