Page 3: Historical Events In April - 23

1810  Thomas Wright, historian on this day in history.   

1812  Louis-Antoine Julien, conductor on April - 23.   

1812  On April - 23 franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85   

1813  On April - 23 stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates)   

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

1821  On April - 23 pierre Dupont, song writer   

1826  Missolonghi captured by Turks on April - 23.   

1827  On April - 23 william Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays.   

1827  On April - 23 johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer   

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

1828  On this day in history albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902)   

1838  On this day in history english steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in NYC   

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

1838  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1850  On April - 23 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  On April - 23 canada issues its 1st postage stamps   

1852  Edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of Amer Acad of Poets Award 1937) on this day in history.   

1853  Auguste Laurent, chemist, dies on April - 23.   

1857  Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza) on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history the birth of Max Planck, German physicist   

1858  On April - 23 max K E Ludwig Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918)   

1860  Dem convention in Charleston SC divided over slavery on April - 23.   

1861  On April - 23 arkansas troops seize Fort Smith   

1861  Arkansas troops seize Ft Smith on April - 23.   

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

1864  Battle of Cane River, LA (Red River Expedition, Monett's Ferry) on this day in history.   

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

1867  Queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel on April - 23.   

1867  On this day in history simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer (For the Young Ones)   

1871  On this day in history blossom Rock in SF Bay blown up   

1877  On April - 23 arthur Farwell, composer   

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

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

0034  On this day in history 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  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on April - 23.   

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  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on April - 23.