Today in History for 23rd April 2018:
Historical Events
1932 – 153-year old De Adriaan Windmill in Haarlem, the Netherlands, burns down
1962 – Ranger 4, 1st US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral
1964 – New York State Theater opens
1992 – Marion Berry (former mayor of Washington, D.C.) let out of prison
1996 – 49th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): “Sense and Sensibility” Best Film, Michael Radford Best Director
2002 – Pope John Paul II meets with U.S. Catholic Church leaders at Vatican regarding sexual abuse of minors
Famous Birthdays
1516 – Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian and archaeologist, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 1571)
1908 – Frederick Hawkins, dancer
1940 – Michael Copps, American Federal Government official
1941 – Michael Lynne, American film executive
1955 – Tony Miles, chess player
1974 – Sam Madison, cornerback (Miami Dolphins)
Famous Deaths
1889 – Jules-Amédée Barbey d’Aurevilly, French writer and critic, dies at 80
1918 – Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies
1991 – Johnny Thunders, American musician (b. 1952)
2005 – Al Grassby, Australian immigration minister (b. 1928)
2007 – David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (Pulitzer 1964), dies at 73
2015 – Sawyer Sweeten, American actor (Everyone Loves Raymond), commits suicide at 19