April 23

Events

 * - A temple is built on the dedicated to  to commemorate the  defeat at.
 * - : defeats  invaders, but is killed in battle.
 * - The founding of the by King  is announced on.
 * - : defeats the.
 * - Shakespeare's  is first performed, with Queen in attendance.
 * - Funeral of, who died on
 * - First public school in the United States,, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.
 * - is established between  and.
 * - King, and  is crowned in.
 * - presents his Theory of systems of rays.
 * - patents the, a machine which government of   and announces a temporary constitution. The  was founded in.
 * - Inauguration ceremonies take place of as a temporary military port and fishers' shelter.
 * - The 153-year old Windmill in,  burns down.
 * - is adopted.
 * - at a dance hall in  kills 198 people.
 * - : Greek government and evacuate  before the attacking.
 * - : –  bombers hit,  and  in retaliation for the British raid on.
 * - :, the major port of , is.
 * - The is formed by the merger of the  and the.
 * - by French generals.
 * - A group of young radicals are expelled from the (PSN). This group goes on to found the  (POS).
 * - The produces its first decimalised coins, a 5p and a 10p coin.
 * 1968  - : Student protesters at  in  take over administration buildings and shut down the university.  see main article 
 * - A  707 crashes in, , killing 107.
 * - Fighting in London between the and the 's  results in the death of protester.
 * - established.
 * 1982  - The  is released.
 * 1982  -  makes his  debut playing  for the.
 * - changes its formula and releases . (The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than 3 months.)
 * - 28 construction workers died when the collapses while under construction in.
 * - 's album , after spending the record total of 741 consecutive weeks (over 14 years) on the, left the charts for its first time ever.
 * - becomes the 160th member of the  and the 50th member of the.
 * - ns vote overwhelmingly for independence from in a -monitored referendum.
 * - in ; 42 villagers killed.
 * - closes all schools for two weeks due to the  virus.
 * - closes all schools for two weeks due to the  virus.

Births

 * - King (d. )
 * -, Italian philosopher (d. )
 * -, Scottish theologian (d. )
 * -, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. )
 * -, English poet and playwright (d. )
 * -, Dutch admiral (d. )
 * -, English admiral (d. )
 * -, Dutch mathematician (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Lithuanian rabbi (d. )
 * -,  (d. )
 * -, French physician and anatomist, discoverer of the theory of in biology (d. )
 * -, English painter (d. )
 * -, 15th (d. )
 * -, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. )
 * -, Chinese scholar (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from Illinois and Presidential candidate (d. )
 * 1813  -, French scholar  (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, German physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, British general (d. )
 * -, Russian-Azerbaijani general (d. )
 * -, Danish scientist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, German historian (d. )
 * -, Russian choreographer and dancer (d. )
 * -, British composer (d. )
 * -, French Canadian soldier and diplomat (d. )
 * -, Dutch admiral (d. )
 * -, American film director (d. )
 * 1893  -, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. )
 * -, American pianist (d. )
 * -, New Zealand writer (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * 1897  -, fourteenth , recipient of the  (d. )
 * -, Swedish economist, winner (d. )
 * 1899  -, Russian/American novelist (d. )
 * -, Polish-born actor and director (d. )
 * 1900  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, British ecological geneticist (d. )
 * -, Icelandic writer, laureate (d. )
 * -, Spanish-American actor (d. )
 * -, Austrian sculptor (d. )
 * -, American animator (d. )
 * -, French actress (d. )
 * -, French author
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1921  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Governor of Texas
 * 1923  -, American writer (d. )
 * 1923  -, professional wrestler
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1924  -, American jazz drummer (d. )
 * -, Irish American author
 * -, American actress and politician
 * -, American athlete and writer (d. )
 * 1932  -, American fashion designer (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, American singer and musician (d. )
 * -, Mexican film director
 * 1939  -, American actor
 * 1939  -, American singer (d. )
 * -, French singer
 * 1941  -,  1995-2003
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1943  -, Dutch painter
 * 1943  -, French actor (d. )
 * -, British rock bassist
 * 1947  -, Irish politician
 * -, French author
 * 1948  -, Quebec comedian and actor
 * -, British violinist
 * 1949  -, American actress
 * -, Award-winning  and producer
 * -, American filmmaker
 * -, Australian actress
 * 1955  -, English chess player (d. )
 * -, Japanese composer
 * -, Swedish porn actress
 * 1958  -, Icelandic music composer
 * 1958  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * 1960  -, English guitarist  (d. )
 * 1960  -, French Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * 1961  -, American actor and comedian
 * -, Scottish actor
 * -, French racing driver
 * 1963  -, Icelandic powerlifter and strongman
 * -, Canadian baseball player
 * 1967  -, American actress
 * -, American terrorist (d. )
 * 1968  -, of Jordan
 * 1968  -, of Jordan
 * -, Russian gymnast
 * 1969  -, Australian Filmmaker
 * 1969  -, Spanish swimmer
 * -, American actor
 * 1970  -, American singer/songwriter
 * -, model
 * -, Canadian poet
 * 1972  -, Mexican singer
 * -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American musician
 * 1974  -, American actor
 * -, Icelandic musician and singer
 * -, American professional wrestler and rapper
 * 1977  -, Curaçaoan baseball player
 * 1977  -, Canadian NHL ice hockey player
 * 1977  -, American actor
 * 1977  -, Korean footballer
 * -, Indian actress & model
 * 1979  -, American actress
 * 1979  -, Finnish singer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1981  -, Supermodel/actress
 * 1981  -, American rock climber/boulderer
 * -, Slovakian tennis player
 * 1983  -, Canadian free style skier
 * -, Filipina TV and movie actress
 * -, Dutch speedskater and olympic medal winner
 * 1986  -, Canadian supermodel
 * -, American champion
 * -, Nigerian footballer
 * -, Czech tennis player

Deaths

 * -, Roman soldier and Christian martyr
 * - Saint, bishop (b. ca. )
 * -, (killed in battle)
 * - King (b. )
 * - Queen of England (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, French soldier (b. )
 * -, Spanish author (b. )
 * 1616  -, English writer and actor (b. )
 * 1616  -, Peruvian writer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English Quaker leader (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, British general (b. )
 * -, German theologian and adventurer (b. )
 * -, French statesman (executed) (b. )
 * -, Fremch explorer (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, German physician (b. )
 * -, Quebec politician (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. ).
 * -, Venezuelan writer (b. )
 * -, , recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American inventor and banker (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. )
 * -, Catalan journalist and writer (b. )
 * -, American swimmer and actor (b. )
 * -, American jazz pianist (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * 1986 -, English cricketer (b. )
 * 1986 -, Austrian-born film director (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Indian filmmaker (b. )
 * -, American labor activist (b. )
 * -, American sports journalist (b. )
 * 1995 -, U.S. Senator from Mississippi (b. )
 * -, Canadian military officer (b. )
 * 1996  -, Australian author (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, Greek politician (b. )
 * 1998  -, American assassin (b. )
 * -, American Central Intelligence agent (b. )
 * 2003  -, French photographer (b. )
 * -, Premier of Queensland (b. )
 * 2005  -, Australian immigration minister (b. )
 * 2005  -, English actor (b. )
 * 2005  -, Italian-born comic artist (b. )
 * 2005  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, New Zealand fighter pilot (b. )
 * -, American economist and author (b. )
 * 2007  -, American journalist, historian and author (b. )
 * 2007  -, first  (b. )
 * -, American economist and author (b. )
 * 2007  -, American journalist, historian and author (b. )
 * 2007  -, first  (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * in honor of the death of both and  on April 23, 1616.
 * - . Men and women receive a book and rose as gifts from their romantic interest. The book is in honor of Shakespeare's and Cervantes's death on April 23, 1616.
 * Independence Day for the
 * National Day in
 * National Day in

Liturgical feasts

 * Patron saint and of
 * Patron saint and of
 * Celebrated as in, presents of books and s.
 * festival, in ancient
 * (d. 1138)
 * (d. 1138)
 * (d. 1138)