Page 5: Historical Events In April - 23

1907  On April - 23 baroness Dudley   

1908  Denmark, Germany, Engld, France, Neth & Sweden signs North Sea accord on April - 23.   

1908  Frederick Hawkins, dancer on April - 23.   

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

1910  International Exhibition opens in Brussels on April - 23.   

1911  Ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure) on April - 23.   

1913  Jan Meyerowitz, composer on April - 23.   

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

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

1915  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

1916  On April - 23 lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC   

1918  USS Stewart destroys German submarine off France on this day in history.   

1918  On April - 23 battle of Zeebrugge ends   

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

1919  Major leagues open a reduced 140-game season on this day in history.   

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

1924  On this day in history british Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley   

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

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1926  The birth of James Donleavey, Irish novelist on this day in history.   

1926  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history shakespeare Memorial Theatre opens at Stratford-on-Avon   

1933  The Gestapo is established in Germany on this day in history.   

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  On April - 23 polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.   

1936  M Laugier discovers asteroid #1651 Behrens on April - 23.   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

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 April - 23.   

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

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

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 this day in history.   

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  On April - 23 vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  On April - 23 brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87   

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