Historical Events In April - 23

1907  On April - 23 baroness Dudley   

1908  On April - 23 denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth & Sweden signs North Sea accord   

1908  Frederick Hawkins, dancer on this day in history.   

1909  Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant on April - 23.   

1910  International Exhibition opens in Brussels on April - 23.   

1911  On this day in history ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure)   

1913  Jan Meyerowitz, composer on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England)   

1915  ACA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA) on April - 23.   

1915  On this day in history lance-Cpl. Fredrick Fisher (Cdn. 13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at St.Julien Belgium   

1915  On April - 23 rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27   

1916  On this day in history lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC   

1918  USS Stewart destroys German submarine off France on April - 23.   

1918  Battle of Zeebrugge ends on April - 23.   

1918  On this day in history percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies   

1919  On April - 23 major leagues open a reduced 140-game season   

1920  Turkish Grand National Assembly first meets, in Ankara on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara   

1921  Charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 secs) on this day in history.   

1923  On April - 23 inauguration ceremonies take place of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter.   

1924  British Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley on April - 23.   

1925  On this day in history 1st London performance of operetta "Fasquita" staged   

1925  On this day in history andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45   

1926  On April - 23 the birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist   

1926  On this day in history joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

1928  On April - 23 the birth of Shirley Temple, American film star   

1929  On this day in history rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28   

1930  On this day in history h Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida   

1932  On April - 23 shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon   

1933  The Gestapo is established in Germany on April - 23.   

1933  On April - 23 dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal   

1934  In first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.   

1936  On this day in history m Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens   

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

1185  On April - 23 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 April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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

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

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  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on April - 23.   

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

1014  On this day in history brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

1016  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies