Historical Events In April - 23

1960  1st performance of Ferde Grofe's "San Francisco Suite" on this day in history.   

1960  Cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies on this day in history.   

1961  "Tenderloin" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 216 performances on April - 23.   

1962  Ranger 4, first US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral on April - 23.   

1965  Launch of first Soviet communications satellite on April - 23.   

1965  On this day in history the USSR launch its first communications satellite   

1965  On this day in history josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67   

1967  Russian Vladimir Komarov becomes the first man to make two spaceflights on April - 23.   

1967  On this day in history soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov becomes first in-flight casualty   

1968  On April - 23 united Methodist Church forms   

1969  Over 1000ý mi flooded in Shantung Province China on this day in history.   

1969  Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37   

1970  On this day in history herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51   

1971  Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike on April - 23.   

1971  On April - 23 soyuz 10 launched; cosmonauts become first in Salyut 1 space station   

1971  William Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1972  Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface on April - 23.   

1973  On this day in history otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85   

1975  On this day in history pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27   

1976  On this day in history felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #2808   

1976  James Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1977  On April - 23 czech chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10   

1977  Dr Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops on this day in history.   

1980  On April - 23 soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die   

1980  On this day in history jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72   

1983  Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1984  In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania a 4.2 quake was centered near Marticville. It caused minor damage at Conestoga on April - 23.   

1984  On April - 23 the United States announce the discovery of the AIDS virus   

1984  August "Guus" Oster, actor/director (Carrie), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1985  C Shoemaker & E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3581 Alvarez on this day in history.   

1985  New Coke debuts later to vanish on this day in history.   

1985  On April - 23 p Jensen discovers asteroid #3318 Blixen   

1985  On April - 23 kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78   

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

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 April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

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

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

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