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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[215 BC]] – [[Temple of Venus Erycina (Capitoline Hill)|A temple]] is built on the [[Capitoline Hill]] dedicated to [[Venus Erycina]] to commemorate the [[Roman Republic|Roman]] defeat at [[Battle of Lake Trasimene|Lake Trasimene]]. *[[AD 599|599]] – Maya king [[Scroll Serpent|Uneh Chan]] of [[Calakmul]] attacks rival city-state [[Palenque]] in southern Mexico, defeating queen [[Yohl Ik'nal]] and sacking the city. *[[AD 711|711]] – [[Dagobert III]] succeeds his father King [[Childebert III]] as [[King of the Franks]]. *[[1014]] – [[Battle of Clontarf]]: High King of Ireland [[Brian Boru]] defeats [[Viking]] invaders, but is killed in battle. *[[1016]] – [[Edmund Ironside]] succeeds his father [[Æthelred the Unready]] as King of England.<ref>{{cite web |title=Edmund II {{!}} king of England |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmund-II |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=23 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1343]] – [[St. George's Night Uprising]] commences in the [[Danish Estonia#Duchy of Estonia|Duchy of Estonia]]. *[[1348]] – The founding of the [[Order of the Garter]] by King [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] is announced on [[Saint George|St. George's Day]]. *[[1500]] – Portuguese explorer [[Pedro Alvarez Cabral]] reaches new coastline (Brazil).<ref>{{cite book|first=Clifton|last=Daniel|title=Chronicle of America|publisher=Chronicle publication|year=1989|page=20|isbn=0-13-133745-9}}</ref> *[[1516]] – The Munich ''[[Reinheitsgebot]]'' (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria. *[[1521]] – [[Battle of Villalar]]: [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|King Charles I of Spain]] defeats the [[Revolt of the Comuneros|Comuneros]]. ===1601–1900=== *[[1635]] – The first public school in the United States, the [[Boston Latin School]], is founded. *[[1655]] – The [[Siege of Santo Domingo (1655)|Siege of Santo Domingo]] begins during the [[Anglo-Spanish War (1654–60)|Anglo-Spanish War]], and fails seven days later. *[[1660]] – [[Treaty of Oliva]] is established between Sweden and Poland. *[[1661]] – King [[Charles II of England]], Scotland and Ireland is crowned in [[Westminster Abbey]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pepys |first=Samuel |author-link=Samuel Pepys |title=Pepys Diary 1661 Charles II Coronation |url=http://www.pepys.info/coronation.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727154448/http://www.pepys.info/coronation.html |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |website=Samuel Pepys}}</ref> *[[1724]] – [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] leads the first performance of his cantata [[Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104|''Du Hirte Israel, höre'', BWV 104]], illustrating the topic of the [[Good Shepherd]] in [[Pastoral|pastoral music]].<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Dürr | first1 = Alfred | author1-link = Alfred Dürr | last2 = Jones | first2 = Richard D. P. | author2-link = Richard D. P. Jones | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=m9JuwslMcq4C&pg=PA298 | chapter = 1.25 Second Sunday after Easter (Misericordias Domini) | title = The Cantatas of J. S. Bach: With Their Librettos in German-English Parallel Text | location = Oxford | publisher = [[Oxford University Press]] | date = 2006 | pages = 298–299 | isbn = 978-0-19-969628-4 }}</ref> *[[1815]] – [[Second Serbian Uprising|The Second Serbian Uprising]]: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the [[Ottoman Empire]], erupts shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire. *[[1879]] – Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the [[University of Notre Dame]], which prompts the construction of the third, and current, [[Main Building (University of Notre Dame)|Main Building]] with its golden dome. *[[1891]] – [[Chilean Civil War of 1891|Chilean Civil War]]: The ironclad [[Chilean ironclad Blanco Encalada|''Blanco Encalada'']] [[Battle of Caldera Bay|is sunk]] at [[Caldera Bay]] by [[torpedo boat]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armada.cl/prontus_armada/site/artic/20090716/pags/20090716194359.html |title=Blanco Encalada, fragata blindada (1º). |publisher=Armada de Chile |access-date=2009-10-27 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203093344/http://www.armada.cl/prontus_armada/site/artic/20090716/pags/20090716194359.html |archive-date=3 December 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>Stem, Robert. Destroyer Battles: Epics of Naval Close Combat, p.22. Seaforth Publishing, 2008. {{ISBN|1473813565}}. ([https://books.google.com/books?id=lv_RAwAAQBAJ&dq=Almirante+Lynch&pg=PA22 online])</ref> ===1901–present=== * [[1909]] – In Portugal, a [[1909 Benavente earthquake|magnitude 6.0 earthquake]] strikes near Lisbon, killing at least 60 people and injuring 75.<ref name="NGDC">{{citation|title=Significant Earthquake Database|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/2864|author=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS)|publisher=[[National Geophysical Data Center]], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|year = 1972|type = Data Set}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[World War I]]: The [[Royal Navy|British Royal Navy]] makes a [[Zeebrugge Raid|raid]] in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian [[port of Bruges-Zeebrugge]]. *[[1919]] – The [[Estonian Constituent Assembly]] is held in [[Estonia]], which marks the birth of the Estonian Parliament, the ''[[Riigikogu]]''.<ref>[https://www.riigikogu.ee/en/introduction-and-history/history-riigikogu/constituent-assembly/ Constituent Assembly – Riigikogu]</ref> *[[1920]] – The [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey]] (TBMM) is founded in [[Ankara]]. The assembly denounces the government of [[Sultan]] [[Mehmed VI]] and announces the preparation of a [[Turkish Constitution of 1921|temporary constitution]]. *[[1927]] – [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] defeat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the [[1927 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final]], the only time it has been won by a team not based in England. *[[1935]] – The [[Polish Constitution of 1935]] is adopted. *[[1940]] – The [[Rhythm Club fire]] at a dance hall in [[Natchez, Mississippi]], kills 198 people. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the [[Battle of Greece|invading Wehrmacht]]. *[[1942]] – World War II: [[Baedeker Blitz]]: German bombers hit [[Exeter]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] and [[York]] in retaliation for the British raid on [[Lübeck]]. *[[1945]] – World War II: [[Adolf Hitler]]'s designated successor, [[Hermann Göring]], sends him a [[Göring telegram|telegram]] asking permission to take leadership of [[Nazi Germany]]. [[Martin Bormann]] and [[Joseph Goebbels]] advise Göring that the telegram is treasonous. *[[1946]] – [[Manuel Roxas]] is elected the last President of the [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]]. *[[1949]] – [[Chinese Civil War]]: Establishment of the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]]. *[[1951]] – [[Cold War]]: American journalist [[William N. Oatis]] is arrested for espionage by the [[Communist]] government of [[Czechoslovakia]]. *[[1961]] – [[Algiers putsch of 1961|Algiers putsch]] by French generals. *[[1966]] – [[Aeroflot Flight 2723]] crashes into the [[Caspian Sea]] off the [[Absheron Peninsula]], killing 33 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Катастрофа Ил-14 Азербайджанского УГА над Каспийским морем южнее Баку |trans-title=Accident Il-14 Caspian Sea south of Baku |url=http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=687 |website=airdisaster.ru |language=ru}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Soviet space program]]: [[Soyuz 1]] (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a crewed spaceflight carrying [[cosmonaut]] Colonel [[Vladimir Komarov]] is launched into orbit. *[[1968]] – [[Vietnam War]]: Student protesters at [[Columbia University]] in New York City [[Columbia University protests of 1968|take over administration buildings and shut down the university]]. *[[1971]] – [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]: The Pakistan Army and [[Razakar (Pakistan)|Razakars]] [[Jathibhanga massacre|massacre]] approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]). *[[1979]] – [[SAETA Flight 011 (1979)|SAETA Flight 011]] crashes in [[Pastaza Province]], Ecuador, killing all 57 people on board. The wreckage was not discovered until 1984.<ref name="TSM">{{cite web |title=Accident Vickers 785D Viscount HC-AVP |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790423-1 |access-date=5 November 2022 |website=Aviation Safety Network |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105101700/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790423-1 |archive-date= 5 November 2022 }}</ref> * 1979 – [[Blair Peach]], a British activist, was fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an [[Anti-Nazi League]] demonstration against a [[National Front (UK)|National Front]] election meeting in [[Southall]], London.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chaudhary |first=Vivek |date=2019-04-21 |title=Forty years on, Southall demands justice for killing of Blair Peach |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/21/southall-demands-justice-killing-of-blair-peach-1979 |access-date=2024-04-23 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Coca-Cola]] changes its formula and releases [[New Coke]]. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. *[[1990]] – [[Namibia]] becomes the 160th [[Member states of the United Nations|member]] of the [[United Nations]] and the 50th [[Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations|member]] of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. *[[1993]] – [[Eritrea]]ns vote overwhelmingly for independence from [[Ethiopia]] in a [[United Nations]]-monitored referendum. * 1993 – [[Sri Lanka]]n politician [[Lalith Athulathmudali]] is [[Assassination of Lalith Athulathmudali|assassinated]] while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the [[Western Province, Sri Lanka|Western Province]]. *[[1999]] – [[NATO]] [[NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia headquarters|bombs]] the headquarters of [[Radio Television of Serbia]], as part of their [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia|aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. *[[2005]] – The first [[YouTube]] video, titled "[[Me at the zoo]]", was published by co-founder [[Jawed Karim]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3833222/first-youtube-video/|title=This Is the First Ever YouTube Video|magazine=Time|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> *[[2013]] – At least 111 people are killed and 233 injured as [[2013 Hawija clashes|violence breaks out]] in [[Hawija]], Iraq.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffis |first=Margaret |date=2013-04-24 |title=Protest Clashes and Random Attacks Leave 111 Killed, 233 Wounded Across Iraq |url=https://original.antiwar.com/updates/2013/04/23/protest-clashes-and-random-attacks-leave-111-killed-233-wounded-across-iraq/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Antiwar.com |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2018]] – A [[Toronto van attack|vehicle-ramming attack]] kills 11 people and injures 15 in [[Toronto]]. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43875321|title=Toronto van attack: Suspect quizzed after 10 pedestrians killed|date=24 April 2018|website=BBC|access-date=24 April 2018}}</ref> *[[2019]] – The [[April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse]] in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers, with at least 50 others missing and presumed dead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/myanmar-jade-mine-accident-mudslide-miners-buried-kachin-state/|title=54 miners missing and feared dead after mudslide at Myanmar jade mine|date=2019-04-23|website=CBS News|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref> *[[2024]] – The [[2024 Lumut mid-air collision]] in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/04/23/two-copters-crash-during-training-in-lumut|title=Two copters crash during training in Lumut|date=23 April 2024|website=The Star|access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/04/23/10-confirmed-dead-in-helicopter-crash/|title=10 confirmed dead in Lumut helicopter crash|date=23 April 2024|website=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1141]] (probable)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Scotland. Sovereigns, etc|author2=Scotland|title=Regesta Regum Scottorum, 1153-1424: The acts of Malcolm IV, King of Scots|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AEqJAAAAMAAJ|year=1960|publisher=University Press|page=3|isbn=9780852243954}}</ref> – [[Malcolm IV of Scotland]] (d. 1165) *[[1185]] – [[Afonso II of Portugal]] (d. 1223)<ref>{{cite book|author=George Long|title=The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge--|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SmEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA73|year=1843|publisher=Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans|pages=73}}</ref> *[[1408]] – [[John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford]] (d. 1462)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Register of Americans of Prominent Descent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QjRnAAAAMAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Morten Publishing Company|page=69}}</ref> *[[1420]] – [[George of Poděbrady]], King of Bohemia (d. 1471) *[[1464]] – [[Joan of France, Duchess of Berry]] (d. 1505) * 1464 – [[Robert Fayrfax]], English Renaissance composer (d. 1521) *[[1484]] – [[Julius Caesar Scaliger]], Italian physician and scholar (d. 1558) *[[1500]] – [[Alexander Ales]], Scottish theologian and academic (d. 1565) * 1500 – [[Johann Stumpf (writer)|Johann Stumpf]], Swiss writer (d. 1576) *[[1512]] – [[Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel]], Chancellor of the University of Oxford (d. 1580) *[[1516]] – [[Georg Fabricius]], German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) *[[1564]] – [[William Shakespeare]], English playwright and poet (d. 1616)<ref>{{cite web |title=Folger Shakespeare Library|url=https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-life/ |website=Folger_Shakespeare_Library |access-date=15 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1598]] – [[Maarten Tromp]], Dutch admiral (d. 1653) ===1601–1900=== *[[1621]] – [[William Penn (Royal Navy officer)|William Penn]], English admiral and politician (d. 1670) *[[1628]] – [[Johannes Hudde]], Dutch mathematician and politician (d. 1704) *[[1661]] – [[Issachar Berend Lehmann]], German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat (d. 1730) *[[1715]] – [[Johann Friedrich Doles]], German composer and conductor (d. 1797) *[[1720]] – [[Vilna Gaon]], Lithuanian rabbi and author (d. 1797) *[[1744]] – [[Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön]] (d. 1770) *[[1748]] – [[Félix Vicq-d'Azyr]], French physician and anatomist (d. 1794) *[[1791]] – [[James Buchanan]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th [[President of the United States]] (d. 1868) *[[1792]] – [[Thomas Romney Robinson]], Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882) *[[1794]] – [[Wei Yuan]], Chinese scholar and author (d. 1856) *[[1805]] – [[Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz]], German philosopher and academic (d. 1879) *[[1812]] – [[Frederick Whitaker]], English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (d. 1891) *[[1813]] – [[Stephen A. Douglas]], American educator and politician, 7th [[Illinois Secretary of State]] (d. 1861) * 1813 – [[Frédéric Ozanam]], Italian-French historian and scholar (d. 1853) *[[1818]] – [[James Anthony Froude]], English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (d. 1894) *[[1819]] – [[Edward Stafford (politician)|Edward Stafford]], Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (d. 1901) *[[1853]] – [[Winthrop M. Crane]], American businessman and politician, 40th [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (d. 1920) *[[1856]] – [[Granville Woods]], American inventor and engineer (d. 1910) *[[1857]] – [[Ruggero Leoncavallo]], Italian composer (d. 1919) *[[1858]] – [[Max Planck]], German physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1947) *[[1860]] – [[Justinian Oxenham]], Australian public servant (d. 1932) *[[1861]] – [[Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby]], English field marshal and diplomat, [[List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Egypt|British High Commissioner in Egypt]] (d. 1936) * 1861 – [[John Peltz]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1906) *[[1865]] – [[Ali-Agha Shikhlinski]], Russian-Azerbaijani general (d. 1943) *[[1867]] – [[Johannes Fibiger]], Danish physician and pathologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1928) *[[1876]] – [[Arthur Moeller van den Bruck]], German historian and author (d. 1925) *[[1880]] – [[Michel Fokine]], Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 1942) *[[1882]] – [[Albert Coates (musician)|Albert Coates]], English composer and conductor (d. 1953) *[[1888]] – [[Georges Vanier]], Canadian general and politician, 19th [[Governor General of Canada]] (d. 1967) *[[1889]] – [[Karel Doorman]], Dutch admiral (d. 1942) *[[1894]] – [[Frank Borzage]], American actor and director (d. 1962) *[[1895]] – [[Ngaio Marsh]], New Zealand author and director (d. 1982)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Mary S. Weinkauf|author2=Mary Wickizer Burgess|title=Murder Most Poetic: The Mystery Novels of Ngaio Marsh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3smq-moXoTQC&pg=PA8|date=1 January 1996|publisher=Wildside Press LLC|isbn=978-0-89370-297-7|pages=8}}</ref> *[[1897]] – [[Folke Jansson]], Swedish athlete (d. 1965) * 1897 – [[Lester B. Pearson]], Canadian historian and politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of Canada]], [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate (d. 1972) *[[1898]] – [[Lucius D. Clay]], American general (d. 1978) *[[1899]] – [[Bertil Ohlin]], Swedish economist and politician, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1979) * 1899 – [[Minoru Shirota]], Japanese physician and microbiologist, invented [[Yakult]] (d. 1982) *[[1900]] – [[Jim Bottomley]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1959)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Bottomley |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jim-bottomley/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> * 1900 – [[Joseph Green (actor)|Joseph Green]], Polish-American actor and director (d. 1996) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[E. B. Ford]], English biologist and geneticist (d. 1988) *[[1902]] – [[Halldór Laxness]], Icelandic author and poet, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1998) *[[1903]] – [[Guy Simonds]], English-Canadian general (d. 1974) *[[1904]] – [[Clifford Bricker]], Canadian long-distance runner (d. 1980) * 1904 – [[Louis Muhlstock]], Polish-Canadian painter (d. 2001) * 1904 – [[Duncan Renaldo]], American actor (d. 1985) *[[1907]] – [[Lee Miller]], American model and photographer (d. 1977) * 1907 – [[Fritz Wotruba]], Austrian sculptor, designed the [[Wotruba Church]] (d. 1975) *[[1908]] – [[Myron Waldman]], American animator and director (d. 2006) *[[1910]] – [[Sheila Scott Macintyre]], Scottish mathematician (d. 1960)<ref>{{cite book | first=Florence D. | last=Fasanelli | chapter=Sheila Scott Macintyre | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/140 140] | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/140 }}</ref> * 1910 – [[Simone Simon]], French actress (d. 2005)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Anne Commire|author2=Deborah Klezmer|title=Women in World History: Schu-Sui|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUAOAQAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Yorkin Publications|isbn=978-0-7876-4073-6|page=352}}</ref> *[[1911]] – [[Ronald Neame]], English-American director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) *[[1913]] – [[Diosa Costello]], Puerto Rican-American entertainer, producer, and club owner (d. 2013) *[[1915]] – [[Arnold Alexander Hall]], English engineer, academic, and businessman (d. 2000) *[[1916]] – [[Ivo Lola Ribar]], Yugoslav communist politician, military leader, and [[People's Hero of Yugoslavia]] (d. 1943)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ribar Ivo Lola |url=https://graves.mf.uni-lj.si/graves/2564/ivo-lola-ribar |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> *1916 – [[Yiannis Moralis]], Greek painter and educator (d. 2009) * 1916 – [[Sinah Estelle Kelley]], American chemist (d. 1982) *[[1917]] – [[Dorian Leigh]], American model (d. 2008) * 1917 – [[Tony Lupien]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2004) *[[1918]] – [[Maurice Druon]], French author and screenwriter (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite book|title=New Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G_FVAAAAYAAJ|date=January 1996|publisher=New Times Publishing House|page=liv}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Oleg Penkovsky]], Russian colonel (d. 1963) *[[1920]] – [[Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet]], English businessman (d. 2018) *[[1921]] – [[Judy Agnew]], [[Second Lady of the United States]] (d. 2012)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/us/judy-agnew-wife-of-vice-president-dies-at-91.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628182743/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/us/judy-agnew-wife-of-vice-president-dies-at-91.html |archive-date=2012-06-28 |url-access=limited|title=Judy Agnew, Wife of Vice President, Dies at 91|last=Martin|first=Douglas|date=2012-06-27|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-12|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 1921 – [[Cleto Bellucci]], Italian archbishop (d. 2013) * 1921 – [[Janet Blair]], American actress and singer (d. 2007) * 1921 – [[Warren Spahn]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2003) *[[1923]] – [[Dolph Briscoe]], American lieutenant and politician, 41st [[Governor of Texas]] (d. 2010) * 1923 – [[Avram Davidson]], American soldier and author (d. 1993) *[[1924]] – [[Chuck Harmon]], American baseball player and scout (d. 2019) * 1924 – [[Bobby Rosengarden]], American drummer and bandleader (d. 2007) *[[1926]] – [[J.P. Donleavy]], American-Irish novelist and playwright (d. 2017) * 1926 – [[Rifaat el-Mahgoub]], Egyptian politician (d. 1990) *[[1928]] – [[Shirley Temple]], American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite book|author=Judith A. Leavitt|title=American Women Managers and Administrators: A Selective Biographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jk_uzzu36rgC&pg=PA27|year=1985|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-23748-5|pages=27}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[George Steiner]], French-American philosopher, author, and critic (d. 2020)<ref name=Lehmann-Haupt>{{cite news |last1=Lehmann-Haupt |first1=Christopher |last2=Grimes |first2=William |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/books/george-steiner-dead.html |title=George Steiner, Prodigious Literary Critic, Dies at 90 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=February 4, 2020}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Halston]], American fashion designer (d. 1990) * 1932 – [[Jim Fixx]], American runner and author (d. 1984) * 1932 – [[Rafał Gan-Ganowicz]], Polish [[mercenary]], activist, and journalist (d. 2002)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Szczepańska |first=Anna |date=2024-11-23 |title="Zabijałem komunistów". Skomplikowane losy Gan-Ganowicza |url=https://historia.dorzeczy.pl/historia-wspolczesna/659950/rafal-gan-ganowicz-skomplikowane-losy-zabijalem-komunistow.html |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Historia Do Rzeczy |language=pl}}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Annie Easley]], American computer scientist, mathematician, and engineer (d. 2011) *[[1934]] – [[George Canseco]], Filipino composer and producer (d. 2004) *[[1936]] – [[Roy Orbison]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1988) *[[1937]] – [[Victoria Glendinning]], English author and critic * 1937 – [[David Mills (cricketer)|David Mills]], English cricketer (d. 2013) * 1937 – [[Barry Shepherd]], Australian cricketer (d. 2001) *[[1939]] – [[Jorge Fons]], Mexican director and screenwriter (d. 2022) * 1939 – [[Bill Hagerty (newspaper editor)|Bill Hagerty]], English journalist * 1939 – [[Lee Majors]], American actor * 1939 – [[Ray Peterson]], American pop singer (d. 2005) *[[1940]] – [[Michael Copps]], American academic and politician * 1940 – [[Dale Houston]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2007) * 1940 – [[Michael Kadosh]], Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2014) *[[1941]] – [[Jacqueline Boyer]], French singer and actress * 1941 – [[Arie den Hartog]], Dutch road bicycle racer (d. 2018) * 1941 – [[Paavo Lipponen]], Finnish journalist and politician, 38th [[Prime Minister of Finland]] * 1941 – [[Michael Lynne]], American film producer, co-founded [[New Line Cinema]] (d. 2019) * 1941 – [[Ed Stewart]], English radio and television host (d. 2016) * 1941 – [[Ray Tomlinson]], American computer programmer and engineer (d. 2016) *[[1942]] – [[Sandra Dee]], American model and actress (d. 2005) *[[1943]] – [[Gail Goodrich]], American basketball player and coach * 1943 – [[Tony Esposito]], Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2021) * 1943 – [[Frans Koppelaar]], Dutch painter * 1943 – [[Hervé Villechaize]], French actor (d. 1993) *[[1944]] – [[Jean-François Stévenin]], French actor and director (d. 2021) *[[1946]] – [[Blair Brown]], American actress * 1946 – [[Carlton Sherwood]], American soldier and journalist (d. 2014) *[[1947]] – [[Robert Burgess (sociologist)|Robert Burgess]], English sociologist and academic (d. 2022) * 1947 – [[Glenn Cornick]], English bass player (d. 2014) * 1947 – [[Bernadette Devlin McAliskey]], Irish civil rights leader and politician *[[1948]] – [[Pascal Quignard]], French author and screenwriter * 1948 – [[Serge Thériault]], Canadian actor *[[1949]] – [[Paul Collier]], English economist and academic * 1949 – [[David Cross (musician)|David Cross]], English violinist * 1949 – [[John Miles (musician)|John Miles]], British rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist (d. 2021) *[[1950]] – [[Rowley Leigh]], English chef and journalist * 1950 – [[Barbara McIlvaine Smith]], [[Sac and Fox Nation]] Native American politician *[[1951]] – [[Martin Bayerle]], American treasure hunter *[[1952]] – [[Narada Michael Walden]], American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer *[[1953]] – [[James Russo]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1954]] – [[Stephen Dalton]], English air marshal * 1954 – [[Michael Moore]], American director, producer, and activist *[[1955]] – [[Judy Davis]], Australian actress * 1955 – [[Tony Miles]], English chess player (d. 2001) * 1955 – [[Urmas Ott]], Estonian journalist and author (d. 2008) * 1955 – [[Serge Vohor]], Vanuatuan politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Vanuatu]] (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2024 |title=Vanuatu mourns four-time PM Serge Vohor |url=https://www.dailypost.vu/news/vanuatu-mourns-four-time-pm-serge-vohor/article_0487f3e1-112c-5755-bc7c-383d615028c6.html |access-date=November 25, 2024 |website=[[Vanuatu Daily Post]] |language=en}}</ref> *[[1957]] – [[Neville Brody]], English graphic designer, typographer, and art director * 1957 – [[Jan Hooks]], American actress and comedian (d. 2014) *[[1958]] – [[Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson]], Icelandic composer and producer * 1958 – [[Ryan Walter]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1959]] – [[Unity Dow]], Botswanan judge, author, and rights activist<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dictionary of African biography|date=2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|others=Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku., Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.|isbn=9780195382075|location=Oxford|pages=248|oclc=706025122}}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Valerie Bertinelli]], American actress * 1960 – [[Steve Clark]], English guitarist and songwriter (d. 1991) * 1960 – [[Barry Douglas (musician)|Barry Douglas]], Irish pianist and conductor * 1960 – [[Léo Jaime]], Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor * 1960 – [[Claude Julien (ice hockey)|Claude Julien]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1961]] – [[George Lopez]], American comedian, actor, and talk show host * 1961 – [[Pierluigi Martini]], Italian race car driver *[[1962]] – [[John Hannah (actor)|John Hannah]], Scottish actor and producer * 1962 – [[Shaun Spiers]], English businessman and politician *[[1963]] – [[Paul Belmondo]], French race car driver * 1963 – [[Robby Naish]], American windsurfer *[[1964]] – [[Gianandrea Noseda]], Italian pianist and conductor *[[1965]] – [[Leni Robredo]], Filipina human rights lawyer, 14th [[Vice President of the Philippines]] *[[1966]] – [[Joerg Deisinger|Jörg Deisinger]], German bass player * 1966 – [[Matt Freeman]], American bass player * 1966 – [[Lembit Oll]], Estonian chess Grandmaster (d. 1999) *[[1967]] – [[Rhéal Cormier]], Canadian baseball player (d. 2021) * 1967 – [[Melina Kanakaredes]], American actress *[[1968]] – [[Bas Haring]], Dutch philosopher, writer, television presenter and professor. * 1968 – [[Ken McRae]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1968 – [[Timothy McVeigh]], American terrorist, [[Oklahoma City bombing]] co-perpetrator (d. 2001) *[[1969]] – [[Martín López-Zubero]], American-Spanish swimmer and coach * 1969 – [[Yelena Shushunova]], Russian gymnast (d. 2018) *[[1970]] – [[Egemen Bağış]], Turkish politician, 1st [[Ministry of European Union Affairs|Minister of European Union Affairs]] * 1970 – [[Dennis Culp]], American singer-songwriter and trombonist * 1970 – [[Andrew Gee (rugby league)|Andrew Gee]], Australian rugby league player and manager * 1970 – [[Hans Välimäki]], Finnish chef and author * 1970 – [[Tayfur Havutçu]], Turkish international footballer and manager *[[1971]] – [[Uli Herzner]], German-American fashion designer *[[1972]] – [[Pierre Labrie]], Canadian poet and playwright * 1972 – [[Peter Dench]], English photographer and journalist * 1972 – [[Amira Medunjanin]], Bosnian singer *[[1973]] – [[Patrick Poulin]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1974]] – [[Carlos Dengler]], American bass player * 1974 – [[Michael Kerr (rugby)|Michael Kerr]], New Zealand-German rugby player *[[1975]] – [[Bobby Shaw]], American football player *[[1976]] – [[Gabriel Damon]], American actor<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Vancouver Sun | date=March 5, 1993 | page=80 | title=Shedding some light on Judith Light}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Aaron Dessner]], American guitarist, songwriter, and producer *[[1977]] – [[John Cena]], American professional wrestler and actor * 1977 – [[Andruw Jones]], Curaçaoan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andruw Jones |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/andruw-jones-116662 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref> * 1977 – [[David Kidwell]], New Zealand rugby league player and coach * 1977 – [[Willie Mitchell (ice hockey)|Willie Mitchell]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1977 – [[John Oliver]], English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1977 – [[Kal Penn]], Indian-American actor * 1977 – [[Bram Schmitz]], Dutch cyclist * 1977 – [[Lee Young-pyo]], South Korean international footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/tottenham-hotspur-fc/lee-young-pyo-8265/premiership-appearances_a16128/|title=Lee Young-pyo |publisher=sporting-heroes.net |access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Gezahegne Abera]], Ethiopian runner *[[1979]] – [[Barry Hawkins]], English snooker player * 1979 – [[Jaime King]], American actress and model * 1979 – [[Joanna Krupa]], Polish-American model and television personality * 1979 – [[Samppa Lajunen]], Finnish skier *[[1980]] – [[Nicole den Dulk]], Dutch Paralympic equestrian<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicole den Dulk data |url=https://data.fei.org/Person/Detail.aspx?personFeiID=10084938 |website=FEI.org |access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Kyle Beckerman]], American footballer<ref>Tony Hendroyono. [https://books.google.com/books?id=lJar1SiWOf4C&dq=kyle+beckerman+april+23+1982&pg=PA120 ''Fifa World Cup 2010: Laga Akbar Tim Sepak Bola Dunia'']</ref> * 1982 – [[Tony Sunshine]], American singer-songwriter *[[1983]] – [[Leon Andreasen]], Danish international footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=40360|title=Leon Andreasen |publisher=soccerbase.com |access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Daniela Hantuchová]], Slovak tennis player * 1983 – [[Ian Henderson (rugby league)|Ian Henderson]], English rugby league player *[[1984]] – [[Alexandra Kosteniuk]], Russian chess player * 1984 – [[Moose (wrestler)|Moose]], American professional wrestler and football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Quinn Ojinnaka |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/9725/quinn-ojinnaka |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=12 April 2023}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Jesse Lee Soffer]], American actor *[[1985]] – [[Angel Locsin]], Filipino actress, producer, and fashion designer *[[1986]] – [[Sven Kramer]], Dutch speed skater * 1986 – [[Alysia Montaño]], American runner * 1986 – [[Rafael Fernandes (baseball)|Rafael Fernandes]], Brazilian baseball player *[[1987]] – [[Michael Arroyo]], Ecuadorian footballer * 1987 – [[John Boye]], Ghanaian footballer * 1987 – [[Emily Fox (basketball)|Emily Fox]], American basketball player *[[1988]] – [[Victor Anichebe]], Nigerian footballer * 1988 – [[Sandra Borch]], Norwegian politician<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Sandra Borch |first1=Vibeke |last1=Lauritsen |first2=Knut Are |last2=Tvedt |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=15 March 2024 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Sandra_Borch |language=no|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Alistair Brownlee]], English triathlete * 1988 – [[Patrick Maroon]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrick Maroon Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/player/patrick-maroon-8474034 |website=NHL.com |access-date=22 April 2025}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Signe Ronka]], Canadian figure skater * 1988 – [[Lenka Wienerová]], Slovak tennis player *[[1989]] – [[Nicole Vaidišová]], Czech tennis player *[[1990]] – [[Rui Fonte]], Portuguese footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=50545|title=Rui Fonte |publisher=soccerbase.com |access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Dev Patel]], English actor *[[1991]] – [[Britt Baker]], American professional wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Britt Baker |date=14 November 2021 |url=https://www.fite.tv/fighter/dr-britt-baker/8945/ |publisher=[[FITE]] |access-date=12 April 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Nathan Baker (footballer)|Nathan Baker]], English footballer * 1991 – [[Caleb Johnson (singer)|Caleb Johnson]], American singer-songwriter * 1991 – [[Kyle Juszczyk]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyle Juszczyk Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JuszKy00.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=22 April 2025}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Paul Vaughan (rugby league)|Paul Vaughan]], Australian-Italian rugby league player *[[1994]] – [[Patrick Olsen]], Danish footballer * 1994 – [[Song Kang]], South Korean actor *[[1995]] – [[Gigi Hadid]], American fashion model and television personality * 1995 – [[Jamie Hayter]], English professional wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Joseph |title=Various News: Randy Orton Dances To Bianca Belair's Theme, Today's Wrestling Birthdays Include John Cena, First Look At Rikishi In WWE 2K22 |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/various-news-randy-orton-dances-to-bianca-belairs-theme-todays-wrestling-birthdays-include-john-cena-first-look-at-rikishi-in-wwe-2k22/ |publisher=[[411Mania]] |access-date=12 April 2023 |date=23 April 2022}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Carolina Alves (tennis)|Carolina Alves]], Brazilian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carolina Alves {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/319305/carolina-alves |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Zach Apple]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=National Team Bios|url=https://www.usaswimming.org/meet-the-team/national-team-bios?personid=7f2405d5-ddca-4c11-b114-f3f8127c31e5|publisher=USA Swimming|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228101757/https://www.usaswimming.org/meet-the-team/national-team-bios?personid=7f2405d5-ddca-4c11-b114-f3f8127c31e5|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Chaeyoung|Son Chaeyoung]], South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|title=TWICE|url=http://twice.jype.com/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=twice.jype.com|language=ko}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Laufey (singer)|Laufey]], Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician<ref>{{cite web |title=Laufey |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/laufey/1504424880 |website=Apple Music |access-date=22 April 2025}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Chloe Kim]], American snowboarder<ref>{{cite web |title=Chloe Kim |date=25 February 2023 |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/chloe-kim |publisher=[[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee]] |access-date=12 April 2023}}</ref> *2000 – [[Lee Je-no|Lee Jeno]], South Korean rapper, vocalist and dancer<ref>{{Cite web |last=KProfiles |date=2018-08-09 |title=Jeno (NCT) Profile and Facts (Updated!) |url=https://kprofiles.com/jeno-nct-profile-facts/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Kpop Profiles |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Prince Louis of Wales]], British royal <!--Please do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 303]] – [[Saint George]], Roman soldier and martyr<ref name=stgeorge>{{cite web |last1=Arasteh |first1=Amira |last2=Daly |first2=Hannah |title=St George's Day 2022: How the dragon-slayer became the patron saint of England |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/04/23/happy-st-georges-day-2022-who-saint-how-celebrate-england/ |website=The Telegraph |access-date=23 April 2022 |date=23 April 2022}}</ref> *[[AD 711|711]] – [[Childebert III]], Frankish king (b. 670) * [[725]] – [[Wihtred of Kent]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cheney |first1=Christopher Robert |last2=Jones |first2=Michael |title=A Handbook of Dates: For Students of British History |date=6 April 2000 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-77845-9 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_Fakx-flCkC&pg=PA23 |language=en}}</ref> * [[871]] – [[Æthelred of Wessex]] (b. 837) * [[915]] – [[Yang Shihou]], Chinese general * [[944]] – [[Wichmann the Elder]], Saxon nobleman * [[990]] – [[Ekkehard II]], Swiss monk and [[abbot]]<ref name="ekk">{{cite book |last1=Charles |first1=Herbermann |title="Ekkehard". Catholic Encyclopedia. |date=1913 |publisher=New York: Robert Appleton Company}}</ref> * [[997]] – [[Adalbert of Prague]], Czech bishop, missionary, and saint (b. 956) *[[1014]] – [[Brian Boru]], Irish king (b. 941) *1014 – [[Domnall mac Eimín]], Mormaer of Mar *[[1016]] – [[Æthelred the Unready]], English son of [[Edgar the Peaceful]] (b. 968) *[[1124]] – [[Alexander I of Scotland]] (b. 1078) *[[1151]] – [[Adeliza of Louvain]] (b. 1103) *[[1170]] – [[Minamoto no Tametomo]], Japanese samurai (b. 1139) *[[1196]] – [[Béla III of Hungary]] (b. {{circa|1148}}) *[[1200]] – [[Zhu Xi]], Chinese philosopher (b. 1130) *[[1217]] – [[Inge II of Norway]] (b. 1185) *[[1262]] – [[Aegidius of Assisi]], companion of Saint [[Francis of Assisi]] *[[1307]] – [[Joan of Acre]] (b. 1272) *[[1400]] – [[Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford]], English politician and nobleman (b. c. 1338) *[[1407]] – [[Olivier de Clisson]], French soldier (b. 1326) *[[1501]] – [[Domenico della Rovere]], Catholic cardinal (b. 1442) *[[1554]] – [[Gaspara Stampa]], Italian poet (b. 1523) ===1601–1900=== *[[1605]] – [[Boris Godunov]], Russian ruler (b. 1551) *[[1616]] – [[William Shakespeare]], English playwright and poet (b. 1564)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Death of Shakespeare |url=https://www.britannica.com/story/400th-anniversary-of-shakespeares-death |website=Britannica |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1616 – [[Inca Garcilaso de la Vega]], Spanish writer and historian (b. 1539)<ref>{{cite web |title=Homenaje al Inca Garcilaso (1539-1616) en su cuarto centenario |date=June 16, 2016 |url=https://www.rae.es/noticia/homenaje-al-inca-garcilaso-1539-1616-en-su-cuarto-centenario |website=RAE Energy |access-date=26 April 2023 |language=es |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619010319/https://www.rae.es/noticia/homenaje-al-inca-garcilaso-1539-1616-en-su-cuarto-centenario |archive-date= Jun 19, 2021 }}</ref> <!---Note:Cervantes has been removed because he almost certainly did not die on April 23; see [[Miguel de Cervantes]] for further information---> *[[1625]] – [[Maurice, Prince of Orange]] (b. 1567) *[[1695]] – [[Henry Vaughan]], Welsh poet and author (b. 1621) *[[1702]] – [[Margaret Fell]], English religious leader, founded the [[Religious Society of Friends]] (b. 1614) *[[1781]] – [[James Abercrombie (British Army officer, born 1706)|James Abercrombie]], Scottish general and politician (b. 1706) *[[1784]] – [[Solomon I of Imereti]] (b. 1735) *[[1792]] – [[Karl Friedrich Bahrdt]], German theologian and author (b. 1741) *[[1794]] – [[Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes]], French lawyer and politician (b. 1721) *[[1827]] – [[Georgios Karaiskakis]], Greek general (b. 1780) *[[1839]] – [[Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin]], French admiral and explorer (b. 1768) *[[1850]] – [[William Wordsworth]], English poet and author (b. 1770) *1850 – [[John Joel Glanton]], American outlaw, soldier, mercenary, and Texas ranger (b. ~1819)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=The Life and Legacy of John Joel Glanton: Soldier, Outlaw, and Bounty Hunter |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/glanton-john-joel |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}</ref> *[[1865]] – [[Silas Soule]], American soldier and whistleblower of the [[Sand Creek Massacre]] (b. 1838)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Life of Silas Soule - Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site |url=https://www.nps.gov/sand/learn/historyculture/the-life-of-silas-soule.htm|website=National Park Service|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior|access-date=14 July 2017|archive-date=16 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716071009/https://www.nps.gov/sand/learn/historyculture/the-life-of-silas-soule.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1889]] – [[Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly]], French author and critic (b. 1808) *[[1895]] – [[Carl Ludwig]], German physician and physiologist (b. 1815) ===1901–present=== *[[1905]] – [[Gédéon Ouimet]], Canadian politician, 2nd [[Premier of Quebec]] (b. 1823) *[[1907]] – [[Alferd Packer]], American prospector and convicted cannibal (b. 1842) *[[1915]] – [[Rupert Brooke]], English poet (b. 1887) *[[1936]] – [[Teresa de la Parra]], French-Venezuelan author (b. 1889) *[[1951]] – [[Jules Berry]], French actor and director (b. 1883) * 1951 – [[Charles G. Dawes]], American banker and politician, 30th [[Vice President of the United States]], [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate (b. 1865) *[[1959]] – [[Bak Jungyang]], Korean politician (b. 1872) *[[1965]] – [[George Adamski]], Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891) *[[1966]] – [[George Ohsawa]], Japanese founder of the [[Macrobiotic diet]] (b. 1893) *[[1981]] – [[Josep Pla]], Catalan journalist and author (b. 1897) *[[1983]] – [[Buster Crabbe]], American swimmer and actor (b. 1908) *[[1984]] – [[Red Garland]], American pianist (b. 1923) *[[1985]] – [[Sam Ervin]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1896) * 1985 – [[Frank Farrell (rugby league)|Frank Farrell]], Australian rugby league player and policeman (b. 1916) *[[1986]] – [[Harold Arlen]], American composer (b. 1905) * 1986 – [[Jim Laker]], English international cricketer and sportscaster; holder of world record for most wickets taken in a match (b. 1922){{sfn|Hill|1998|p=1}} * 1986 – [[Otto Preminger]], Ukrainian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1906) *[[1990]] – [[Paulette Goddard]], American actress (b. 1910) *[[1991]] – [[Johnny Thunders]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952) *[[1992]] – [[Satyajit Ray]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921) * 1992 – [[Tanka Prasad Acharya]], Nepalese politician, 27th [[Prime Minister of Nepal]] (b. 1912) *[[1993]] – [[Cesar Chavez]], American activist, co-founded the [[United Farm Workers]] (b. 1927) *[[1995]] – [[Douglas Lloyd Campbell]], Canadian farmer and politician, 13th [[Premier of Manitoba]] (b. 1895) * 1995 – [[Howard Cosell]], American lawyer and journalist (b. 1918) * 1995 – [[Riho Lahi]], Estonian journalist (b. 1904) * 1995 – [[John C. Stennis]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1904) *[[1996]] – [[Jean Victor Allard]], Canadian general (b. 1913) * 1996 – [[P. L. Travers]], Australian-English author and actress (b. 1899) *[[1997]] – [[Denis Compton]], English cricketer and footballer (b. 1918) *[[1998]] – [[Konstantinos Karamanlis]], Greek lawyer and politician, 172nd [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1907) * 1998 – [[James Earl Ray]], American [[Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.|assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.]] (b. 1928) * 1998 – [[Thanassis Skordalos]], Greek singer-songwriter and [[Cretan lyra|lyra]] player (b. 1920) *[[2003]] – [[Fernand Fonssagrives]], French-American photographer (b. 1910) *[[2004]] – [[Herman Veenstra]], Dutch water polo player (b. 1911) *[[2005]] – [[Joh Bjelke-Petersen]], New Zealand-Australian politician, 31st [[Premier of Queensland]] (b. 1911) * 2005 – [[Robert Farnon]], Canadian-English trumpet player, composer and conductor (b. 1917) * 2005 – [[Al Grassby]], Australian journalist and politician (b. 1928) * 2005 – [[John Mills]], English actor (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Mills |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba03e6cbb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511175742/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba03e6cbb |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 11, 2016 |website=BFI |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 2005 – [[Romano Scarpa]], Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927) * 2005 – [[Earl Wilson (baseball)|Earl Wilson]], American baseball player, coach and educator (b. 1934) * [[2006]] – [[Phil Walden]], American record producer and manager, co-founder of [[Capricorn Records]] (b. 1940) *[[2007]] – [[Paul Erdman]], Canadian-American economist and author (b. 1932) * 2007 – [[David Halberstam]], American journalist, historian and author (b. 1934) * 2007 – [[Peter Randall (GM)|Peter Randall]], English sergeant (b. 1930) * 2007 – [[Boris Yeltsin]], Russian politician, 1st [[President of Russia]] (b. 1931) *[[2010]] – [[Peter Porter (poet)|Peter Porter]], Australian-born British poet (b. 1929) *[[2011]] – [[James Casey (variety artist)|James Casey]], English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (b. 1922) * 2011 – [[Tom King (musician)|Tom King]], American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1943) * 2011 – [[Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill]], English businessman and politician (b. 1921) * 2011 – [[Max van der Stoel]], Dutch politician and Minister of State (b. 1924) * 2011 – [[John Sullivan (writer)|John Sullivan]], English screenwriter and producer (b. 1946) *[[2012]] – [[Lillemor Arvidsson]], Swedish trade union leader and politician, 34th [[List of governors of Gotland County|Governor of Gotland]] (b. 1943) * 2012 – [[Billy Bryans]], Canadian drummer, songwriter and producer (b. 1947) * 2012 – [[Chris Ethridge]], American bass player and songwriter (b. 1947) * 2012 – [[Raymond Thorsteinsson]], Canadian geologist and paleontologist (b. 1921) * 2012 – [[LeRoy T. Walker]], American football player and coach (b. 1918) *[[2013]] – [[Bob Brozman]], American guitarist (b. 1954) * 2013 – [[Robert W. Edgar]], American educator and politician (b. 1943) * 2013 – [[Tony Grealish]], English footballer (b. 1956) * 2013 – [[Antonio Maccanico]], Italian banker and politician (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Frank W. J. Olver]], English-American mathematician and academic (b. 1924) * 2013 – [[Kathryn Wasserman Davis]], American philanthropist and scholar (b. 1907) *[[2014]] – [[Benjamín Brea]], Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (b. 1946) * 2014 – [[Michael Glawogger]], Austrian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1959) * 2014 – [[Jaap Havekotte]], Dutch speed skater and producer of ice skates (b. 1912) * 2014 – [[Connie Marrero]], Cuban baseball player and coach (b. 1911) * 2014 – [[F. Michael Rogers]], American general (b. 1921) * 2014 – [[Mark Shand]], English conservationist and author (b. 1951) * 2014 – [[Patric Standford]], English composer and educator (b. 1939) *[[2015]] – [[Richard Corliss]], American journalist and critic (b. 1944) * 2015 – [[Ray Jackson (Aboriginal activist)|Ray Jackson]], Australian activist (b. 1941) * 2015 – [[Pierre Claude Nolin]], Canadian lawyer and politician, [[Speaker of the Senate (Canada)|Speaker of the Canadian Senate]] (b. 1950) * 2015 – [[Jim Steffen]], American football player (b. 1936) * 2015 – [[Francis Tsai]], American author and illustrator (b. 1967) *[[2016]] – [[Inge King]], German-born Australian sculptor (b. 1915) * 2016 – [[Banharn Silpa-archa]], Thai politician, [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] from 1995 to 1996 (b. 1932) *[[2019]] – [[Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick]], American soprano singer and presenter (b. 1983)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/opera-singer-who-received-two-double-lung-transplants-dies-at-35-charity-tillemann-dick/|title=Opera singer who received two double lung transplants has died at 35|date=2019-04-24|website=CBS News}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Jean]], Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1921)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grand Duke Jean passes away|url=https://delano.lu/article/delano_grand-duke-jean-passes-away|access-date=2021-11-24|website=delano.lu|language=en}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Dan Kaminsky]], American internet security researcher (b. 1979)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/news/dan-kaminsky-cause-of-death/|title=Dan Kaminsky's Sudden Death Wasn't Related to COVID-19 Vaccine: Family|date=2021-04-25|website=Heavy.com}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Orrin Hatch]], American politician, [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate]] (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Michael |date=April 23, 2022 |title=Orrin G. Hatch, longest-serving Republican in Senate history, dies at 88 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/orrin-g-hatch-longest-serving-republican-in-senate-history-dies-at-88/2022/04/23/df938ada-0483-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead|Frank Field]], British politician (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dugan |first=Emily |date=2024-04-24 |title=Tributes paid to Frank Field, former Labour minister, who has died aged 81 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/24/frank-field-former-labour-minister-and-anti-poverty-campaigner-dies-aged-81 |access-date=2024-04-26 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> *2024 – [[Helen Vendler]], American Literary Critic (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marquard |first=Bryan |date=April 23, 2024 |title=Helen Vendler, a towering presence in poetry criticism, has died - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/23/metro/helen-vendler-towering-presence-poetry-criticism-dies-90/ |access-date=April 26, 2024 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}}</ref> <!--Please do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information.--> ==Holidays and observances== * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: **[[Adalbert of Prague]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cooper |first1=J. C. |title=Dictionary of Christianity |date=2013 |location=Abingdon, Oxon |isbn=9781315074047 |page=2}}</ref> **[[Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus]] **[[Saint George]]<ref name=stgeorge /> **Blessed [[Giles of Assisi]] **[[Gerard of Toul]] **[[Ibar of Beggerin|Ibar of Beggerin (Meath)]] **[[Toyohiko Kagawa]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal]] and [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran Church]]) **[[Saint George's Day]] and its related observances:<ref name=stgeorge /> ***[[Saint George's Day in Catalonia|Saint George's Day]] ([[Catalonia]]) ***[[Saint George's Day in England|Saint George's Day]] ([[England]]) **[[April 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Canada Book Day]] ([[Canada]]) *[[Castile and León Day]] ([[Castile and León]]) *[[International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day]] *[[Khongjom Day]] ([[Manipur]]) *[[National Sovereignty and Children's Day]] ([[Turkey]] and [[Northern Cyprus]]) *[[Navy Day (China)]] *[[World Book Day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=World Book and Copyright Day |url=https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldbookday |website=UNESCO |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en |date=29 April 2021}}</ref> *[[UN English Language Day]] ([[United Nations]])<ref>{{cite web |title=English Language Day |url=https://www.un.org/en/observances/english-language-day |website=United Nations |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[UN Spanish Language Day]] ([[United Nations]])<ref name="UNNews">{{citation|url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/|title=''UN International Days''}}. Retrieved 2019-04-09.</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} ==Bibliography== * {{cite book |last=Hill |first=Alan |author-link=Alan Hill (author) |title=Jim Laker: A Biography |publisher=Andre Deutsch Ltd |location=London |date=1998 |isbn=978-02-33050-43-0}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/23 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=4|day=23}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/23 Historical Events on April 23] {{months}} [[Category:Days of April]]
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