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April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 252 days remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene. Events By place Carthage The Carthaginians fail to recapture Sardinia. The Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the seven hills of Rome. Venus was a major Roman Goddess principally associated with Love, Beauty and fertility, the equivalent of the Greek goddess The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Battle of Lake Trasimene ( June 24, 217 BC, April on the Julian calendar) was a Roman defeat in the Second Punic War between the Carthaginians
1014 - Battle of Clontarf: Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle. The Battle of Clontarf (Cath Chluana Tarbh took place on Good Friday in 1014 (23 April between the forces of Brian Boru and the forces led by the King of Brian mac Cennétig, called Brian Bóruma, ( c 941&ndash23 April 1014 (Brian Boru Brian Bóraimhe was an Irish king who ended the centuries-long domination A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas
1229 - Ferdinand III of Castile conquers Cáceres. Saint Ferdinand III (July 30 or August 5 1199 &ndash May 30, 1252) was the King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 Cáceres is the capital of Cáceres Province in Extremadura, Spain (see map)
1343 - St. George's Night Uprising. St George’s Night Uprising ( Estonian: Jüriöö ülestõus, ˈjyriøː ˈylestɤus denotes a series of rebellions in 1343 - 1345 by the indigenous
1348 - The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III of England is announced on St George's Day. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox
1521 - Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros. The Battle of Villalar was fought on 23 April 1521 near the town of Villalar (now Villalar de los Comuneros) in Valladolid province Spain Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was
1597 - William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance. William Shakespeare ( baptised The Merry Wives of Windsor is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597
1635 - First public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Latin School is a public exam school founded on April 23 1635, in Boston, Massachusetts, making it the
1660 - Treaty of Oliwa is established between Sweden and Poland. The Treaty of Oliva, (or Peace of Oliva; Vertrag von Oliva pokój oliwski Freden i Oliva was a Peace treaty ending the "Deluge" (Swedish "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
1661 - King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church
1827 - William Rowan Hamilton presents his Theory of systems of rays. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sir William Rowan Hamilton (4 August 1805 &ndash 2 September 1865 was an Irish Mathematician, Physicist, and Astronomer who
1867 - William Lincoln patents the zoetrope, a machine which shows animated pictures by mounting a strip of drawings in a wheel. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William Lincoln may refer to William S Lincoln (1813 - 1893 Representative from New York William Wallace Lincoln (1850 - 1862 son A zoetrope is a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures
1912 - Eagle Scout Scout Rank earned by Arthur Eldred in Troop 1 in Oceanside, New York. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA Arthur Rose Eldred (August 16 1895 &ndash January 4 1951 was an American agricultural official and executive who as a teenager became the first Eagle Scout in the
1920 - The national council in Turkey denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces a temporary constitution. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings Mehmed VI ( Turkish: Mehmed Vahideddin or Mehmet Vahdettin) ( January 14 1861 May 16 1926) was the 36th and
1920 - The Grand National Assembly of Turkey is founded in Ankara. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi - TBMM, usually referred to simply as Meclis - "the Parliament" is the Unicameral Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul.
1923 - Inauguration ceremonies take place of Gdynia as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport
1932 - The 153-year old De Adriaan Windmill in Haarlem, the Netherlands burns down. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. De Adriaan is a Windmill in The Netherlands that burnt down in 1932 and has been rebuilt in 2002 in the past usually Harlem in English is a city in the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
1935 - Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The April Constitution of Poland (Ustawa konstytucyjna 23 IV 1935 or Konstytucja kwietniowa) was the general law passed by the act of the Polish Sejm
1940 - The Rhythm Night Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Rhythm Night Club fire took place in Natchez Mississippi, United States on April 23, 1940 and killed 209 African-American party Natchez is the county seat of and the largest and only incorporated city within Adams County, Mississippi, United States.
1941 - World War II: Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the attacking Wehrmacht. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Early life first period of kingship and exile George was born at the royal villa at Tatoi, near Athens, the eldest son of Constantine I King of the Hellenes Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945
1942 - World War II: Baedeker Blitz – German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. TemplateLocation_map_many/doc -->The Baedeker Blitz or Baedeker raids were a series of Vergeltungsangriffe ("retaliatory raids" by the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Exeter ( (IPA ˈeksɪtər is a city, district and County town of Devon, England. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major
1948 - 1948 Arab-Israeli War: Haifa, the major port of Israel, is captured from Arab forces. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Haifa (חֵיפָה; حَيْفَا) is the largest City in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country with For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
1955 - The Canadian Labour Congress is formed by the merger of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada and the Canadian Congress of Labour. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC (in French "le Congrès du travail du Canada The Trades and Labour Congress of Canada was a Canada -wide central federation of Trade unions from 1883 to 1956 The Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL was founded in 1940 and merged with Trades and Labour Congress of Canada (TLC to form the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC in
1961 - Algiers putsch by French generals. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Algiers putsch (Putsch d'Alger or fr ''Coup d'État d'Alger'' also known as the Generals' putsch ( Putsch des Généraux) took place from the afternoon
1967 - A group of young radicals are expelled from the Nicaraguan Socialist Party (PSN). Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Nicaraguan Socialist Party ( Partido Socialista Nicaragüense) is a Political party in Nicaragua. This group goes on to found the Socialist Workers Party (POS). Pcdenposterpng|thumb|1984 PCdeN election poster]] Communist Party of Nicaragua (in Spanish: Partido Comunista de Nicaragua, abbreviated PCdeN is a communist
1968 - Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. The City of New York see main article Columbia University protests of 1968. The Columbia University protests of 1968 were among the many student demonstrations that occurred around the world in that year
1979 - Fighting in London between the Anti-Nazi League and the Metropolitan Police's Special Patrol Group results in the death of protester Blair Peach. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Anti-Nazi League (ANL was an organisation set up in 1977 on the initiative of the Socialist Workers Party with some sponsorship (and a few small financial donations from "Metropolitan Police" redirects here See also Metropolitan police. The Special Patrol Group ( SPG) was a controversial unit of the London Metropolitan Police. Clement Blair Peach ( 25 March 1946 - April 23 1979) was a New Zealand -born teacher who became a symbol of resistance when he died
1982 - Conch Republic is established. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) History In 1982 the United States Border Patrol set up a roadblock and inspection point on US 1 just north of the merger of Monroe County Road 905A/Miami-Dade
1982 - The ZX Spectrum is released. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal Home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd
1985 - Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries New Coke was the unofficial name of the sweeter formulation introduced in 1985 by The Coca-Cola Company to replace its flagship Soft drink, Coca-Cola (The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than 3 months. )
1987 - 28 construction workers die when the L'Ambiance Plaza apartment building collapses while under construction in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The L'Ambiance Plaza collapse was one of the worst disasters in modern Connecticut history
1988 - Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of the Moon leaves the charts for its first time after spending a record of 741 consecutive weeks (over 14 years) on the Billboard 200. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Pink Floyd are The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition is a Concept album by the British Progressive The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard
1990 - Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
1993 - Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
1997 - Omaria massacre in Algeria: 42 villagers are killed. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The largest Omaria massacre took place on 23 April 1997 in the Algerian village of Omaria near Médéa, south of Algiers Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
2003 - Beijing closes all schools for two weeks because of the SARS virus. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Births

1170 - Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. Isabelle of Hainaut ( 5 April 1170, Valenciennes - 15 March 1190, Paris was Queen consort of France. 1190)
1185 - King Afonso II of Portugal (d. Afonso II ( Portuguese ɐˈfõsu English Alphonzo) or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese Alfonso or Alphonso ( Portuguese-Galician 1223)
1464 - Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, queen of France (d. Jeanne de France ( 23 April 1464 &ndash 4 February 1505) was Duchess of Berry and 1473–1498 duchess consort of Orléans 1505)
1484 - Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian philosopher (d. Julius Caesar Scaliger or Giulio Cesare della Scala ( April 23, 1484 &ndash October 21, 1558) was an Italian scholar and physician 1558)
1500 - Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. Alexander Ales ( Alesius) (23 April 1500–17 March 1565 was a Scottish theologian of the school of Augsburg. 1565)
1516 - Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. Georg Fabricius, born Georg Goldschmidt ( April 23 1516 &ndash July 17, 1571) was a Protestant German 1571)
1598 - Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (d. Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp ( April 23, 1598 &ndash August 10, 1653) was an officer and later Admiral in the Dutch 1653)
1621 - William Penn, English admiral (d. Sir William Penn ( 23 April 1621 &ndash 16 September 1670) was an English Admiral, and the father of William Penn 1670)
1628 - Johann van Waveren Hudde, Dutch mathematician (d. Johannes (van Waveren Hudde ( April 23, 1628, Amsterdam - April 15, 1704, Amsterdam was a Burgomaster (mayor of Amsterdam 1704)
1676 - King Frederick I of Sweden (d. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Frederick I (Fredrik I ( 23 April 1676 – 25 March 1751) was King of Sweden from 1720 and Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 1751)
1720 - Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (d. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman, known as the Vilna Gaon or Elijah of Vilna and simply by his Hebrew Acronym Gra (" G aon 1797)
1725 - Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (d. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Saint Gerard Majella (born on 6 April, 1726 in Muro Lucano, Italy – died 16 October, 1755 in Caposele A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity 1755)
1746 - Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (d. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Félix Vicq d'Azyr ( France, April 23, 1746 - June 20, 1794) was a French Physician and Anatomist, the originator 1794)
1775 - J. M. W. Turner, English painter (d. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 1775 &ndash 19 December 1851 was an English Romantic landscape painter, Watercolourist and 1851)
1791 - James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Buchanan Jr (April 23 1791 – June 1 1868 was the fifteenth President of the United States (1857–1861 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1868)
1792 - John Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Thomas Romney Robinson ( April 23 1792 - February 28, 1882) was an Irish astronomer and physicist. 1882)
1794 - Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Wei Yuan ( April 23 1794 — August 26 1856) born Wei Yuanda (魏远达 Courtesy names Moshen (默深 and 1856)
1805 - Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, German philosopher (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz ( April 23, 1805 - July 14, 1879) was a German Philosopher. 1879)
1813 - Stephen A. Douglas, U. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Stephen Arnold Douglas ( April 23, 1813 - June 3, 1861) was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and S. Senator from Illinois and Presidential candidate (d. 1861)
1813 - Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar (Society of Saint Vincent de Paul) (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Antoine Frédéric Ozanam ( April 23, 1813 - September 8, 1853) was a French scholar The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is an international organization of Roman Catholic lay men and women of all ages whose primary mission is to help the poor and less 1853)
1823 - Abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (d. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Abdülmecid I ( Ottoman Turkish: عبد المجيد اول ‘Abdü’l-Mecīd-i evvel) ( April 23 1823 June 25 1861 The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with 1861)
1853 - Winthrop M. Crane, 40^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Winthrop Murray Crane ( April 23, 1853 October 2, 1920) was a U The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1920)
1857 - Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Ruggero (Ruggiero Leoncavallo (23 April 1857- 9 August 1919 was an Italian Opera Composer. 1919)
1858 - Max Planck, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1947)
1861 - Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, British general (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby 1st Viscount Allenby GCB GCMG GCVO ( April 23 1861 - May 14 1936 1936)
1865 - Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ali-Agha Ismail-Agha oglu Shikhlinski ( Azerbaijani: Əliağa İsmayılağa oğlu Şıxlinski Russian: Алиага Шихлинский was Lieutenant-general 1943)
1867 - Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger, Danish scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger ( April 23, 1867 Silkeborg - January 30, 1928 Copenhagen) was a Danish scientist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1928)
1876 - Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Arthur Moeller van den Bruck ( April 23, 1876 &ndash May 30, 1925) was a German cultural historian and writer best known for his controversial 1925)
1880 - Michel Fokine, Russian choreographer and dancer (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year See also Michel Fokine (a French transliteration English transliteration Mikhail Fokin; from Михаил Михайлович Фокин, Mikhaíl Mikháylovich 1942)
1882 - Albert Coates, British composer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Albert Coates ( April 23, 1882 &ndash December 11, 1953) was an Anglo - Russian conductor and Composer 1953)
1888 - Georges Vanier, French-Canadian soldier and diplomat (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Major-General Georges-Philéas Vanier DSO MC & Bar CD ( April 23, 1888 - March 5, 1967 1967)
1889 - Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman ( April 23, 1889, Utrecht &ndash February 28, 1942, Java Sea) was a Schout-bij-nacht 1942)
1893 - Frank Borzage, American film director (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank Borzage ( April 23, 1894 –- June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director and actor famed 1952)
1894 - Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Edward "Cow Cow" Davenport ( April 26 1894 – December 3 1955) was an American Boogie woogie piano 1955)
1895 - Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand writer (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dame Ngaio Marsh DBE ( April 23, 1895 &ndash February 18, 1982) born Edith Ngaio Marsh was a Crime writer and 1982)
1897 - Lucius Clay, American general (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lucius Clay may refer to Lucius D Clay (1897-1978 American military governor of Germany after World War II Lucius D 1978)
1897 - Lester B. Pearson, fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1972)
1899 - Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bertil Gotthard Ohlin (ˈbærtil uˈliːn ( 23 April 1899 – 3 August 1979) was a Swedish Economist and Politician The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1979)
1900 - Joseph Green, Polish-born actor and director (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Joseph Green ( April 23, 1900 &ndash June 20, 1996) born Yoysef Grinberg, a 1996)
1900 - Jim Bottomley, American baseball player (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) James Leroy Bottomley ( April 23, 1900 &ndash December 11, 1959) was born in Oglesby Illinois and grew up in Nokomis Illinois 1959)
1901 - E.B. Ford, British ecological geneticist (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Professor Edmund Brisco "Henry" Ford FRS, Hon FRCP ( 23rd April 1901- 2nd January 1988 was a British ecological 1988)
1902 - Halldór Laxness, Icelandic writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Halldór Kiljan Laxness ( (born Halldór Guðjónsson) ( April 23, 1902 — February 8, 1998) was a 20th century Icelandic The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1998)
1903 - Guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974)
1904 - Duncan Renaldo, Spanish-American actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Lieutenant General Guy Granville Simonds CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD, ( April 23, 1903 - May 15 Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Duncan Renaldo ( April 23, 1904 - September 3, 1980) was an American actor 1985)
1907 - Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Fritz Wotruba (April 23 1907 in Vienna – August 28 1975 in Vienna was an Austrian sculptor of Czecho - Hungarian descent 1975)
1907 - Lee Miller, American photographer & model (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller Lady Penrose ( 23 April 1907 - 21 July 1977) was an American photographer. 1977)
1908 - Myron Waldman, American animator (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Myron Waldman ( April 23 1908 &ndash February 4 2006) was an American Animator, best known for his work at Fleischer 2006)
1910 - Simone Simon, French actress (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon ( April 23 1910 – February 22 2005) was a French Film actress who began 2005)
1918 - Maurice Druon, French author
1919 - Oleg Penkovsky, Soviet double-agent
1921 - Janet Blair, American actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maurice Druon (born April 23 1918) is a French Novelist and member of Académie française. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, codenamed "Agent Hero" (Олег Владимирович Пеньковский born April 23, 1919, Vladikavkaz Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Janet Blair ( April 23 1921 - February 19 2007) was an American Film and Television actress. 2007)
1921 - Warren Spahn, American baseball player (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Warren Edward Spahn ( April 23, 1921 &ndash November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League 2003)
1923 - Dolph Briscoe, Governor of Texas
1923 - Avram Davidson, American writer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dolph Briscoe Jr (born April 23, 1923) is a wealthy Uvalde Rancher and businessman who was the Democratic Governor of Texas Avram Davidson ( April 23, 1923 – May 8, 1993) was an American Jewish writer of Fantasy fiction, Science fiction, and 1993)
1923 - Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler
1924 - Chuck Harmon, American baseball player
1924 - Bobby Rosengarden, American jazz drummer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Antonino Rocca (born Antonino Biasetton, April 13, 1921 – March 15, 1977) was a Professional wrestler from Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Byron (Chuck Harmon (born April 23 1924 in Washington Indiana) is a former Utility player in Major League Baseball who Robert Marshall (Bobby Rosengarden ( April 23, 1924 - February 27, 2007) was a Jazz Drummer, percussionist and 2007)
1926 - J. P. Donleavy, Irish American author
1928 - Shirley Temple, American actress and politician
1932 - Jim Fixx, American athlete and writer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Patrick Donleavy (born April 23, 1926) is an Irish American Author, born in New York City to Irish immigrants Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award -winning Actress and Tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. James F Fixx ( April 23, 1932 – July 20, 1984) was the author of the 1977 best-selling book The Complete Book of Running 1984)
1932 - Halston, American fashion designer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Roy Halston Frowick, also known as Halston ( April 23, 1932 – March 26, 1990) was a Clothing Designer 1990)
1935 - Bunky Green, American musician
1936 - Roy Orbison, American singer and musician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bunky Green is a Jazz musician and educator Born April 23, 1935, he was raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin USA where he played the alto Saxophone Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning 1988)
1939 - Jorge Fons, Mexican film director
1939 - Lee Majors, American actor
1939 - Ray Peterson, American singer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jorge Fons Pérez (born in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico on April 23 1939) is a Mexican Movie director. Lee Majors (born April 23, 1939) is an American Actor, primarily known for several high profile roles on television in the 1960s 70s and Ray T Peterson ( April 23 1935 &ndash January 25 2005) was an American Pop music singer 2005)
1940 - Michael Copps, American Federal Government official
1941 - Jacqueline Boyer, French singer
1941 - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland 1995-2003
1941 - Michael Lynne, American film executive
1942 - Sandra Dee, American actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Joseph Copps (born 23 April 1940) is an American Federal Government official Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paavo Tapio Lipponen ( (b April 23, 1941) is a Finnish politician The Prime Minister (pääministeri Swedish: statsminister) is the Head of Government of Finland. Michael Lynne (born 23 April 1941 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film executive Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sandra Dee ( April 23 1942 - February 20 2005) was an American Film actress best known for her portrayal 2005)
1943 - Tony Esposito, Canadian ice hockey player
1943 - Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter
1943 - Hervé Villechaize, French actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Italian Frans Thomas Koppelaar (born April 23, 1943) is a Dutch painter, who was born at The Hague Netherlands. Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize ( April 23, 1943 - September 4, 1993) was a French Actor who achieved worldwide recognition 1993)
1947 - Glenn Cornick, British musician (Jethro Tull)
1947 - Bernadette Devlin, Irish politician
1948 - Pascal Quignard, French author
1948 - Serge Thériault, French-Canadian comedian and actor
1949 - David Cross, British violinist (King Crimson)
1949 - Joyce DeWitt, American actress
1952 - Narada Michael Walden, American musician and producer
1954 - Michael Moore, American filmmaker
1955 - Judy Davis, Australian actress
1955 - Tony Miles, English chess player (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Cornick (born Glenn Douglas Barnard Cornick 24 April 1947, in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria) was the bespectacled first Bass guitar Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man Josephine Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (born 23 April 1947, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) also known as Bernadette Devlin Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pascal Quignard (born April 23, 1948) is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre. Serge Thériault (born on April 23 1948 is a Quebec Comedian and Actor. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article refers to the musician for other people named David Cross see David Cross (disambiguation David Cross (born April 23 King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Joyce Anne DeWitt (born April 23, 1949) is an American actress perhaps most famous for her role as Janet Wood on the television Situation Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Walden (born April 23, 1952, in Kalamazoo, Michigan U Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Michael Francis Moore (born April 23 1954 is an Academy Award -winning American filmmaker author and liberal Political commentator. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Judy Davis (born 23 April 1955 is an Academy Award -nominated Screen Actors Guild Award, three-time Emmy Award, two-time BAFTA Award Anthony John Miles ( 23 April 1955 in Edgbaston, Birmingham &ndash 12 November 2001 in Harborne, Birmingham 2001)
1957 - Kenji Kawai, Japanese composer
1958 - Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic music composer
1958 - Ryan Walter, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 - Valerie Bertinelli, American actress
1960 - Steve Clark, English guitarist (Def Leppard) (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson ( also known as HÖH (date and place of birth April 23, 1958 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an accomplished Ryan William Walter (born April 23, 1958 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) is a former Professional Ice hockey Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born April 23 1960 is an American Film and Television actress best known for her role as Bonnie Franklin 's daughter Stephen Maynard Clark ( April 23, 1960 – January 8, 1991) was one of the co-lead guitarists for British Hard rock 1991)
1960 - Claude Julien, French-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1961 - Terry Gordy, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Claude Julien (born April 23, 1960 in Blind River Ontario, Canada) is the current head coach of the Boston Bruins as of June 19 Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy ( April 23 1961 - July 16 2001) was a Professional wrestler who was most famous in the United States for 2001)
1961 - George Lopez, American actor and comedian
1962 - John Hannah, Scottish actor
1963 - Paul Belmondo, French actor and racing driver
1963 - Magnús Ver Magnússon, Icelandic powerlifter
1967 - Rheal Cormier, Canadian baseball player
1967 - Melina Kanakaredes, American actress
1968 - Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. George Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is a Mexican American Comedian and Actor. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John David Hannah (born April 23 1962) is a Scottish Actor of Film and Television. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Belmondo (born April 23 1963 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French Racing driver who raced in Magnús Ver Magnússon (born 23 April 1963) of Iceland is a powerlifter and strongman. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Rhéal Paul Cormier (born April 23, 1967 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian of Acadian ancestry Melina Eleni Kanakaredes (born April 23, 1967 in Akron Ohio) is a Daytime Emmy Award -nominated American actress but she is most widely Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Timothy James McVeigh ( April 23, 1968 &ndash June 11, 2001) was a United States Army veteran and security guard who bombed 2001)
1968 - Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein of Jordan
1968 - Princess Zein bint Al Hussein of Jordan
1969 - Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast
1969 - Richard Wolstencroft, Australian Filmmaker
1969 - Martin López-Zubero, Spanish swimmer
1970 - Scott Bairstow, American actor
1970 - Dennis Bayne Culp, American singer/songwriter
1970 - Sadao Abe, Japanese actor
1971 - Charmaine Sinclair, English model
1972 - Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet
1972 - Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer
1972 - Sonya Smith, American actress
1973 - Patrick Poulin, French-Canadian ice hockey player
1974 - Carlos Dengler, American musician (Interpol)
1974 - Barry Watson, American actor
1975 - Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician and singer (Sigur Rós)
1975 - Bobby Shaw, American football wide receiver for the NFL
1977 - John Cena, American professional wrestler
1977 - Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player
1977 - Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 - Kal Penn, American actor
1977 - Lee Young-Pyo, Korean footballer
1979 - Yana Gupta, Indian actress & model
1979 - Jaime King, American actress
1979 - Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer (The Rasmus)
1981 - Sean Henn, American baseball player
1981 - Joanna Krupa, Supermodel/actress
1981 - Chris Sharma, American rock climber/boulderer
1982 - Taio Cruz, London/English R&B, Pop, Hip Hop singer
1983 - Daniela Hantuchová, Slovakian tennis player
1983 - Jennifer Heil, Canadian free style skier
1984 - Alexandra Kosteniuk, Chess Woman World Champion
1985 - Angel Locsin, Filipina TV and movie actress
1986 - Sven Kramer, Dutch speedskater
1986 - Jessica Stam, Canadian supermodel
1987 - Emily Fox, American cupstacking champion
1988 - Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer
1989 - Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player
1990 - Matthew Dillon Underwood, American actor

Deaths

303 - Saint George, Roman soldier and Christian martyr
725 - Wihtred, King of Kent
871 - Ethelred of Wessex
997 - Saint Adalbert of Prague, bishop (b. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. HRH Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein (born April 23, 1968 in Amman, Jordan) is the sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan and is HRH Princess Zein bint Al Hussein (born April 23, 1968 in Amman, Jordan) is the sister Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yelena Lvovna Shushunova (Елена Львовна Шушунова (born April 23, 1969, in Leningrad) is a Russian (former Soviet Richard Wolstencroft (born 23 April 1969 aka Richard Masters is an Australian filmmaker Martín López-Zubero Purcell (born April 23, 1969 in Jacksonville Florida) is a former Backstroke Swimmer with Spanish-American Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scott Hamilton Bairstow (April 23 1970 was born in Steinbach Manitoba, Canada to Douglas and Diane Bairstow professional classical musicians Dennis Culp (b April 23, 1970 in Denver, Colorado) is an American Trombonist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with the is a Japanese Actor. He is also the lead singer of the Japanese rock band Group Tamashii. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Charmaine Sinclair (born 23 April 1971 is a retired English glamour model and pornographic actress. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Labrie ( 23 April, 1972 —) is a Québécois Poet, born at Mont-Joli Quebec. Patricia Manterola (born Bertha Patricia Manterola Carrión April 23, 1972) is a Mexican singer actress model and fashion designer born in Mexico Sonya Smith (born Sonya Eleonora Smith Jacquet on April 23, 1972 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American actress best known Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Patrick Poulin (born April 23, 1973 in Vanier Quebec) is a retired former professional Ice hockey player who played 634 games in the National Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Carlos Dengler (born April 23, 1974) best known as Carlos D, is an American Musician best known as the Bassist for Interpol is an American Alternative rock band formed in 1997 in New York City. Michael Barrett "Barry" Watson (born April 23, 1974) is an American Actor, known for his roles of Matt Camden on Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson ( (b April 23, 1975) plays Guitar and sings lead vocals for the Icelandic Post-rock Sigur Rós ( are an Icelandic Post-rock band with melodic classical and minimalist elements Bobby T Shaw (born April 23, 1975 in San Francisco, California) is a former American football Wide receiver in the Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows Andruw Rudolf Jones (born April 23, 1977 in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles) is a Major League Baseball player for the William Mitchell (born April 23 1977 in Port McNeill British Columbia, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman Kalpen Suresh Modi (born April 23, 1977) known by his Stage name Kal Penn is an American Actor, producer, and political Lee Young-Pyo ( Korean: 이영표 born April 23, 1977 in Hongcheon) is a South Korean football player currently playing Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Yana Gupta (born Jana Synková on April 23 1979 at Brno, height 5'8" - 1 Jaime King (born 23 April 1979 in Omaha Nebraska) is an American film actress and model. Lauri Johannes Ylönen (born April 23, 1979 in Helsinki, Finland) is the frontman of the Finnish Alternative rock The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were still in high school Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Sean Michael Henn (born April 23, 1981 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the San Joanna Krupa (born April 23 1979) is a Polish -American model and actress. Chris Omprakash Sharma (born April 23 1981 in Santa Cruz - California is an American professional rock climber. Taio Cruz (Pronounced Ty-O-Cruise is a Nigerian British, producer, Songwriter, Singer and performing artist Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Daniela Hantuchová (ˈdanɪjɛla ˈɦantuxɔvaː roughly HAHN-too-koh-vah; born April 23, 1983 in Poprad, Czechoslovakia, now Jennifer Heil (born April 11, 1983) is a Canadian freestyle skier. Alexandra Kostantinovna Kosteniuk (Александра Константиновна Костенюк (born April 23, 1984 in Perm, Volga Federal Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sven Kramer (born April 23, 1986 in Heerenveen) is a Dutch long track speed skater Jessica Stam (born April 23, 1986) also known simply as Stam, is a Canadian model. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Emily Fox (born April 23, 1987) is the previous world record holder at Sport stacking. Sport stacking (formerly known as cup stacking and commonly known as speed stacking) is an individual and Team activity played using Plastic Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Victor Chinedu Anichebe (born April 23, 1988 in Lagos, Lagos State) is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Dillon Underwood (born April 23, 1990 in Fort Pierce Florida) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Logan Reese Events By Place Roman Empire Persuaded by Galerius, Diocletian launches the last major persecution of Christians In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Events By Place Europe Bede publishes On the reckoning of time ( De temporum ratione) calculating dates Wihtred (c 670 &ndash 23 April 725 was king of Kent from about 690 or 691 until his death This is a list of the Kings of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent. Events By Place Europe Nine battles are fought between the Danes and Wessex. King Ethelred of Wessex ( Old English: Æþelræd) (c 840 &ndash April 23, 871) was the fourth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex Events By Place Europe First documented reference to the City of Gdańsk. Saint Adalbert ( Czech:; Wojciech c 956&ndash April 23, 997) a Bishop of Prague, was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic ca. 956)
1014 - Brian Boru, High King of Ireland (killed in battle)
1016 - Ethelred II of England
1124 - King Alexander I of Scotland (b. This article is about the year For information on the car see Porsche 956 Events Births Deaths April 8 — Gilbert Brian mac Cennétig, called Brian Bóruma, ( c 941&ndash23 April 1014 (Brian Boru Brian Bóraimhe was an Irish king who ended the centuries-long domination A High King of Ireland ( Ard Rí na hÉireann) is a historical or legendary figure who claimed lordship over the whole of Ireland. Ethelred II ( c. 968 – 23 April 1016 also known as Æthelred II, Aethelred II, Ethelred the Unready, Æthelred the Unready Alexander I ( Mediaeval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Maíl Coluim, Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Mhaol Chaluim) (c 1078)
1151 - Queen Adeliza of England (b. Adeliza of Leuven (also called Adela and Aleidis 1103 – 23 April 1151 was Queen consort of the Kingdom of England from 1121 to 1135 the second wife of Henry 1103)
1217 - King Inge II of Norway (b. Background Inge’s father Bård was a prominent Lendmann from the Trøndelag region 1185)
1407 - Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (b. Olivier de Clisson (1326 &ndash April 23, 1407) nicknamed "The Butcher" was a French Soldier, the son of the Olivier de Clisson 1326)
1605 - Tsar Boris Godunov of Russia (b. Boris Fyodorovich Godunov (Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в (c ca. 1550)
1616 - Miguel Cervantes, Spanish author (b. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( in modern Spanish; September 29, 1547 &ndash April 22, 1616) was a Spanish Novelist 1547)
1616 - William Shakespeare, English writer and actor (b. William Shakespeare ( baptised 1564) (Julian calendar)
1616 - El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Peruvian writer (b. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita Garcilaso de la Vega, (b Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, April 12, 1539 in Cuzco, Peru, d 1539)
1625 - Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (b. Maurice of Nassau (Maurits van Nassau ( 14 November 1567 &ndash 23 April 1625) Prince of Orange (1618&ndash1625 1567)
1702 - Margaret Fell, English Quaker leader (b. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Margaret Fell or Margaret Fox ( 1614 - April 23, 1702) was one of the founding members of the Religious Society of Friends, and was 1614)
1740 - Thomas Tickell, English writer (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Thomas Tickell, ( 17 December 1685 &ndash 23 April 1740) was a minor English Poet and Man of letters. 1685)
1781 - James Abercrombie, British general (b. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Abercrombie or Abercromby (1706 &ndash April 23, 1781) was a British Army general and commander-in-chief of forces in North America 1706)
1792 - Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and adventurer (b. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Karl Friedrich Bahrdt ( August 25, 1741 - April 23, 1792) German theologian and adventurer was born at Bischofswerda 1741)
1794 - Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (executed) (b. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, often referred to as Malesherbes or Lamoignon-Malesherbes ( December 6, 1721 &ndash 1721)
1827 - Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek hero of the Greek War of Independence
1839 - Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Georgios Karaiskakis (Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης ( January 23[[ 780]] or January 23[[ 782]]- April 23[[ 827]] was a famous Greek The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Baron Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin ( October 13 1768 – April 23 1839) was a Rear admiral of the French navy and later 1768)
1850 - William Wordsworth, English poet (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link 1770)
1889 - Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly ( November 2, 1808 &ndash April 23, 1889) was a French Novelist and Short 1808)
1895 - Carl Ludwig, German physician (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig ( 29 December 1816 &ndash 23 April 1895) was a German Physician and Physiologist 1815)
1905 - Gédéon Ouimet, Quebec politician (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Gédéon Ouimet ( June 2, 1823 &ndash April 23, 1905) was a French-Canadian Politician. 1823)
1915 - Rupert Brooke, English poet (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rupert Chawner Brooke (middle name sometimes given as Chaucer) was an English Poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World 1887). Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
1936 - Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Teresa de la Parra ( October 5, 1889 – April 23, 1936) was a Venezuelan novelist 1889)
1951 - Charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Charles Gates Dawes (August 27 1865 &ndash April 23 1951 was an American Banker and Politician who was the thirtieth Vice President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1865)
1952 - Julius Freed, American inventor and banker (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julius Freed ( August 13, 1887 &ndash April 23, 1952) was an American banker mechanical engineer and amateur pigeon racer 1887)
1975 - William Hartnell, English actor (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Henry Hartnell (8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975 was an English Actor, the first actor to play the lead role of the Doctor 1908)
1979 - Blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Clement Blair Peach ( 25 March 1946 - April 23 1979) was a New Zealand -born teacher who became a symbol of resistance when he died 1946)
1981 - Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and writer (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Josep Pla i Casadevall ( March 8, 1897, Palafrugell, Girona - April 23, 1981, Llofriu, Girona was a Spanish 1897)
1983 - Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Buster Crabbe ( February 7, 1908 &ndash April 23, 1983) 1908)
1984 - Red Garland, American jazz pianist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) William "Red" Garland ( May 13, 1923 &ndash April 23, 1984) was an American Hard bop Jazz Pianist 1923)
1985 - Sam Ervin, American politician (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Samuel James Ervin Jr ( September 27, 1896 &ndash April 23, 1985) was a Democratic United States Senator from 1896)
1986 - Harold Arlen, American composer (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Harold Arlen ( February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American Composer of popular music 1905)
1986 - Jim Laker, English cricketer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting James Charles Laker ( February 9 1922 &ndash April 23 1986) was a Cricketer who played for England in the 1950s most famous 1922)
1986 - Otto Preminger, Austrian-born film director (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood 1906)
1990 - Paulette Goddard, American actress (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Paulette Goddard ( June 3, 1910 – April 23, 1990) was an Oscar -nominated American Film and Theatre 1911)
1991 - Johnny Thunders, American musician (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale Jr ( July 15, 1952 - April 23, 1991) was an Italian American Rock and roll 1952)
1992 - Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Satyajit Ray (সত্যজিত রায় or সত্যজিৎ রায়) (2 May 1921–23 April 1992 was a Bengali Indian Filmmaker. 1921)
1993 - César Chávez, American labor activist (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) César Estrada Chávez ( March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) born in Yuma Arizona, was a Mexican-American farm worker Labor 1927)
1995 - Howard Cosell, American sports journalist (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Howard William Cosell (born Howard William Cohen; March 25 1918 - April 23 1995 was an American sports journalist 1918)
1995 - John C. Stennis, U. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Cornelius Stennis ( August 3, 1901 – April 23, 1995) was a U S. Senator from Mississippi (b. 1904)
1996 - Jean-Victor Allard, Canadian military officer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) General Jean Victor Allard, CC, CBE, GOQ, DSO, ED, CD ( June 12, 1913 — April 23 1913)
1996 - P. L. Travers, Australian author (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pamela Lyndon Travers OBE ( 9 August 1899 &ndash 23 April 1996) was an Australian Novelist, Actress 1899)
1997 - Denis Compton, English cricketer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE (23 May 1918 in Hendon, Middlesex – 23 April 1997 in Windsor, Berkshire) was an English 1918)
1998 - Constantine Karamanlis, Greek politician (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 1907)
1998 - James Earl Ray, American assassin (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1928)
2003 - James H. Critchfield, American Central Intelligence agent (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. James Hardesty Critchfield ( January 30 1917 - April 22, 2003) was an officer of the US Central Intelligence Agency who 1917)
2003 - Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Fernand Fonssagrives ( June 8, 1910 - April 23, 2003) born near Paris, France he was a Photographer known for 1910)
2005 - Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Premier of Queensland (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen KCMG (13 January 1911 &ndash 23 April 2005] New Zealand -born Australian Politician, was the longest-serving 1911)
2005 - Al Grassby, Australian immigration minister (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Albert Jaime Grassby, AM (12 July 1926 &ndash 23 April 2005 Australian politician was Minister for Immigration in the Whitlam Labor 1928)
2005 - John Mills, English actor (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir John Mills CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 1908 &ndash 23 April 2005) was an English 1908)
2005 - Romano Scarpa, Italian-born comic artist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Romano Scarpa (September 27 1927 Venice - April 23 2005 Málaga) was one of the most famous Italian creators of Disney comics. 1927)
2005 - Earl Wilson, American baseball player (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Earl Wilson may refer to Earl Wilson (politician (1906-1990 U 1934)
2006 - Johnnie Checketts, New Zealand fighter pilot (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Wing Commander John "Johnny" Milne Checketts DSO DFC ( 20 February 1912 - 23 April 2006) was a 1912)
2007 - Paul Erdman, American economist and author (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Paul Emil Erdman ( May 19, 1932 - April 23, 2007 in Sonoma County, California[http //sfgate 1932)
2007 - David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. David Halberstam ( April 10 1934 – April 23 2007) was an American Pulitzer Prize -winning Journalist 1934)
2007 - Boris Yeltsin, first President of the Russian Federation (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 The President of Russia (Президент России or the President of the Russian Federation, Президент Российской 1931)

Holidays and observances

UNESCO International Day of the Book in honor of the death of both William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes on April 23, 1616. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days) is a yearly event on 23 April, organized by UNESCO William Shakespeare ( baptised Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( in modern Spanish; September 29, 1547 &ndash April 22, 1616) was a Spanish Novelist
Turkey - National Sovereignty and Children's Day (1920)
Feast Day of Saint George:
- Patron saint and National Day of England
- Patron saint of Catalonia
Saint Adalbert of Prague
Saint Gerard (d. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Universal Children's Day In 1954 the United Nations General Assembly suggested that all nations should observe a Universal Children's Day as a day of worldwide Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar St George's Day is celebrated by several nations kingdoms countries and cities of which Saint George is the Patron saint, including England, the The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. Saint Adalbert ( Czech:; Wojciech c 956&ndash April 23, 997) a Bishop of Prague, was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Saint Gerard of Toul, also Saint Gerald of Toul ( French: Geraud; b 1138)

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