Page 4: Historical Events In April - 23

1878  Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies on April - 23.   

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

1881  On April - 23 the opera "Patience or Bunthorne's Bride" is produced (London)   

1881  On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's opera "Patience" produced in London   

1881  On April - 23 claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22)   

1882  On this day in history albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle)   

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

1885  On this day in history william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73   

1889  On this day in history charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher   

1890  Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer on this day in history.   

1891  On April - 23 jews are expelled from Moscow Russia   

1891  On April - 23 sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf)   

1892  On this day in history minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer   

1893  Frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo) on April - 23.   

1894  Basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife) on April - 23.   

1895  Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

1896  On April - 23 premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)   

1896  Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history margaret Kennedy, novelist   

1897  Harold French, director (Encore)/actor on April - 23.   

1897  Clement Harris, composer, dies at 25 on April - 23.   

1898  Edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov) on April - 23.   

1899  On April - 23 the birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer   

1899  Edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew) on April - 23.   

1900  On April - 23 1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal)   

1900  Ary Verhaar, composer on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history nY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2   

1903  Guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974) on this day in history.   

1904  American Academy of Arts & Letters forms on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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  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 this day in history.   

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

0990  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.   

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.