Historical Events In April - 23

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

1960  On April - 23 cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies   

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

1962  On April - 23 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  The USSR launch its first communications satellite on April - 23.   

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

1967  Russian Vladimir Komarov becomes the first man to make two spaceflights on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov becomes first in-flight casualty   

1968  On April - 23 united Methodist Church forms   

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

1969  Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 23.   

1971  Soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become first in Salyut 1 space station on April - 23.   

1971  On April - 23 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  On this day in history pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27   

1976  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2808 on April - 23.   

1976  On April - 23 james Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69   

1977  On April - 23 czech chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10   

1977  On April - 23 dr Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops   

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 April - 23.   

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 April - 23 august "Guus" Oster, actor/director (Carrie), dies at 68   

1985  C Shoemaker & E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3581 Alvarez on April - 23.   

1985  New Coke debuts later to vanish on April - 23.   

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

1985  Kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on April - 23.   

0034  On April - 23 death of christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.   

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

0871  On April - 23 ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

0990  On April - 23 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