Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  On this day in history baroness Dudley   

1908  On this day in history denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth & Sweden signs North Sea accord   

1908  On this day in history frederick Hawkins, dancer   

1909  Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant on this day in history.   

1910  International Exhibition opens in Brussels on April - 23.   

1911  On April - 23 ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure)   

1913  Jan Meyerowitz, composer on this day in history.   

1914  Andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England) on this day in history.   

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

1915  Lance-Cpl. Fredrick Fisher (Cdn. 13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at St.Julien Belgium on April - 23.   

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

1916  Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history uSS Stewart destroys German submarine off France   

1918  Battle of Zeebrugge ends on April - 23.   

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on April - 23.   

1919  On this day in history major leagues open a reduced 140-game season   

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

1920  On April - 23 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 this day in history inauguration ceremonies take place of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter.   

1924  On April - 23 british Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley   

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

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

1926  On this day in history 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  Rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28 on April - 23.   

1930  On April - 23 h Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida   

1932  Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon on April - 23.   

1933  On April - 23 the Gestapo is established in Germany   

1933  On April - 23 dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal   

1934  On April - 23 in first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted   

1935  On April - 23 polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.   

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

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1170  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

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 April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on April - 23.   

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

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

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.   

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  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on April - 23.   

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