Page 6: Historical Events In April - 23

1936  Carl Hubbell's 1st start of season is his 17th straight win on April - 23.   

1938  On this day in history sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia demand self government   

1939  1st performance of Béla Bartok's 2nd Concerto for violin on April - 23.   

1940  On this day in history dance hall fires kills 198 (Natchez Miss)   

1941  Greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt on April - 23.   

1942  4-day allied bombing on Rostock begins on April - 23.   

1942  Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1943  British & US offensive directed at Tunis/Bizerta on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history in only U.S. use of guided missiles in WW II, 2 BAT missiles release at Balikiapan, Borneo   

1945  Concentration camp Flossenburg liberated on this day in history.   

1945  Albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42 on April - 23.   

1946  On this day in history bkln Dodger Ed Head no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0   

1946  On this day in history jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68   

1947  On April - 23 hMS Warspite, to many this was the Royal Navy's most famous battleship. Her survival from her launch on 26th November 1913 to her loss on this date en-route to the breakers has to be at the very least a tribute to her builders for constructing a virtually indestructable ship. She formed part of the 5th Battle Squadron during the First World War. During the Second World War 1939-1946 she took part in the 2nd Battle of Narvik, and the Battle of Calabria in 1940, the battle of Matapan in 1941. This was followed by the bombardment of Normandy where she was damaged by a mine. Previously, in 1943 she was badly damaged by a glider bomb off Salerno. And all this in addition to countless other operations throughout the War. In 1946 she was sold for breaking up on the Clyde but en-route the tow parted and she went ashore in Prussia Cove, Cornwall. She was eventually broken up where she lay.   

1948  KSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history courtesy mail boxes for motorists started in SF   

1949  Chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing on April - 23.   

1950  Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

1950  On April - 23 the first major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5)   

1950  1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) on April - 23.   

1951  Battle of Kapyong, Korea starts on this day in history.   

1951  On April - 23 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open   

1952  Bob Cain of Browns & Bob Feller of Indians each pitch a one-hitter on this day in history.   

1952  On April - 23 elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies   

1953  General Charles P Cabell, USAF, becomes deputy director of CIA on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers   

1954  Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers on April - 23.   

1955  "Kismet" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 583 performances on April - 23.   

1955  On April - 23 robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76   

1956  On April - 23 project Vanguard, earth satellite launching program, assigned to DCNO (Air)   

1956  US Supreme court ends race segregation on buses on April - 23.   

1957  William Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1958  On April - 23 gil Hodges hits his 300th HR & Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game   

1959  "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 472 perfs on this day in history.   

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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 April - 23.   

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

1516  On April - 23 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 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.