Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  Baroness Dudley on April - 23.   

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

1908  Frederick Hawkins, dancer on April - 23.   

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 April - 23.   

1913  Jan Meyerowitz, composer on this day in history.   

1914  Andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England) on April - 23.   

1915  On this day in history aCA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA)   

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

1915  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 on this day in history.   

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

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

1918  On this day in history battle of Zeebrugge ends   

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

1919  Major leagues open a reduced 140-game season on April - 23.   

1920  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

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

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  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies on April - 23.   

1928  The birth of Shirley Temple, American film star on this day in history.   

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

1930  H Van Gent discovers asteroids #1225 Ariane & #1267 Geertruida on April - 23.   

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

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

1933  Dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal on this day in history.   

1934  In first Navy movement through Panama Canal over 100 ships transitted on April - 23.   

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

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  On April - 23 birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on April - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on this day in history.   

0725  On April - 23 death of wihtred, King of Kent   

0871  On this day in history ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies   

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