What are the important events that happened on April 23? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 23: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 23 is the 113th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 252 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 10, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 484,824 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectadecatrigon’ day.
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Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 300 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,506 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 23 Historical Events
- 215 BC –A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.
- 1635 –The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1920 –The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara.
- 1942 –World War II: Baedeker Blitz – German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
- 1951 –American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
- 1961 –Algiers putsch by French generals.
- 1968 –Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
- 1993 –Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
- 1997 –Omaria massacre in Algeria: 42 villagers are killed.
- 2003 –Beijing closes all schools for two weeks because of the SARS virus.
Who were born on April 23?
- 1853 –Winthrop M. Crane, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1920)
- 1858 –Ethel Mary Smyth, English composer (d. 1944)
- 1936 –Roy Orbison, American singer and musician (d. 1988)
- 1947 –Glenn Cornick, British musician (Jethro Tull)
- 1948 –Serge Thériault, French-Canadian comedian and actor
- 1958 –Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic music composer
- 1962 –John Hannah, Scottish actor
- 1977 –John Cena, American professional wrestler and actor
- 1979 –Barry Fratelli, Scottish bassist (The Fratellis)
- 1988 –Molly Burnett, American actress
Who died on April 23?
- 303 –Saint George, Roman soldier and Christian martyr
- 997 –Saint Adalbert of Prague, bishop (b. c. 956)
- 1124 –King Alexander I of Scotland (b. 1078)
- 1616 –El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Peruvian writer (b. 1539)
- 1827 –Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek War of Independence figure
- 1975 –William Hartnell, English actor (b. 1908)
- 1995 –Howard Cosell, American attorney and sportscaster (b. 1918)
- 1995 –John C. Stennis, American politician (b. 1904)
- 2006 –Phil Walden, American rock group manager (b. 1940)
- 2011 –Tom King, American songwriter and musician (b. 1943)
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