Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  On this day in history 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  On April - 23 international Exhibition opens in Brussels   

1911  Ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure) on this day in history.   

1913  Jan Meyerowitz, composer on April - 23.   

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

1915  On this day in history rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27   

1916  Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC on April - 23.   

1918  On April - 23 uSS Stewart destroys German submarine off France   

1918  On this day in history battle of Zeebrugge ends   

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1920  On April - 23 turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara   

1921  Charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 secs) on April - 23.   

1923  Inauguration ceremonies take place of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter on this day in history.   

1924  On April - 23 british Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley   

1925  1st London performance of operetta "Fasquita" staged on April - 23.   

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45 on April - 23.   

1926  The birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist on April - 23.   

1926  On April - 23 joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

1928  The birth of Shirley Temple, American film star on April - 23.   

1929  Rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28 on this day in history.   

1930  H Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida on this day in history.   

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

1933  On April - 23 the Gestapo is established in Germany   

1933  On this day in history dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal   

1934  On this day in history in first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted   

1935  Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

1464  On April - 23 birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

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

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

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  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies