Page 7: Historical Events In April - 23

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

1960  On April - 23 cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies   

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

1962  On April - 23 ranger 4, first US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral   

1965  On this day in history launch of first Soviet communications satellite   

1965  On April - 23 the USSR launch its first communications satellite   

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

1967  Russian Vladimir Komarov becomes the first man to make two spaceflights on this day in history.   

1967  On April - 23 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  On April - 23 sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy   

1969  On April - 23 krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37   

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

1971  Columbia University operations virtually end, by student strike on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

1972  Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface on this day in history.   

1973  On April - 23 otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85   

1975  Pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27 on this day in history.   

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

1976  James Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69 on April - 23.   

1977  Czech chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10 on April - 23.   

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

1980  On this day in history soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die   

1980  Jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1983  Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73 on April - 23.   

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

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  On April - 23 c Shoemaker & E Shoemake discovers asteroid #3581 Alvarez   

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

1985  P Jensen discovers asteroid #3318 Blixen on this day in history.   

1985  Kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78 on April - 23.   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 23 death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded   

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.   

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

0990  On April - 23 ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on this day in history.   

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on April - 23.