Page 4: Historical Events In April - 23

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

1880  On April - 23 guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies   

1881  On this day in history the opera "Patience or Bunthorne's Bride" is produced (London)   

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

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

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

1883  On April - 23 john Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt   

1885  William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1889  On April - 23 charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher   

1890  On this day in history donald Nichols Tweedy, composer   

1891  Jews are expelled from Moscow Russia on April - 23.   

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

1892  Minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer on April - 23.   

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

1894  Basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife) on this day in history.   

1895  Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies on April - 23.   

1896  Premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC) on April - 23.   

1896  On this day in history vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC)   

1896  On April - 23 margaret Kennedy, novelist   

1897  On April - 23 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  On this day in history the birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer   

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

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

1900  Ary Verhaar, composer on April - 23.   

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  Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid) on April - 23.   

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

1905  On April - 23 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  On this day in history marcel Hillaire, Cologne Germany, actor (Adv in Paradise)   

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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  On April - 23 birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

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

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)   

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on April - 23.   

0303  On April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

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

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.