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

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

1881  Claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22) on this day in history.   

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

1883  On this day in history john Heemskerk Azn forms Dutch govt   

1885  On April - 23 william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73   

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  Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Ukraine, composer (Peter & the Wolf) on April - 23.   

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

1893  Frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)   

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

1896  On this day in history margaret Kennedy, novelist   

1897  On April - 23 harold French, director (Encore)/actor   

1897  On this day in history clement Harris, composer, dies at 25   

1898  On April - 23 edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov)   

1899  The birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer on April - 23.   

1899  On this day in history edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew)   

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

1900  On April - 23 ary Verhaar, composer   

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

1903  On this day in history guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974)   

1904  On this day in history american Academy of Arts & Letters forms   

1904  Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid) on April - 23.   

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  On April - 23 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  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

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 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 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 this day in history.   

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

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on this day in history.   

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.   

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  On this day in history 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