DateNameLocation / Topic
Sunday, Apr 23
St. George's Day St. George's Day
Sunday, Apr 23
World Book and Copyright Day World Book and Copyright Day
Sunday, Apr 23
English Language Day English Language Day
Sunday, Apr 23
Language Day Language Day
Sunday, Apr 23
Day of Turks Day of Turks
Sunday, Apr 23
German Beer Day German Beer Day
Sunday, Apr 23
National Sovereignty and Children's Day National Sovereignty and Children's Day
Sunday, Apr 23
Lover's Day Lover's Day
Sunday, Apr 23
Castile and León Day
Spain (Castile-leon)
Castile and León Day
Sunday, Apr 23
National Talk Like Shakespeare Day National Talk Like Shakespeare Day
Sunday, Apr 23
National Picnic Day National Picnic Day
Sunday, Apr 23
National Take a Chance Day National Take a Chance Day
Sunday, Apr 23
National Cherry Cheesecake Day National Cherry Cheesecake Day
Sunday, Apr 23
National Lost Dogs Awareness Day National Lost Dogs Awareness Day
Sunday, Apr 23
Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Fitr
Sunday, Apr 23
Eid-e-Fetr (Additional Holiday)
Sunday, Apr 23
Eid al-Fitr holiday
Sunday, Apr 23
Hari Raya Puasa Day 2 Hari Raya Puasa Day 2
Sunday, Apr 23
Eidul-Fitar
Sunday, Apr 23
Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Sunday, Apr 23
Ramadan Feast
Sunday, Apr 23
Turkmen Racing Horse Festival Turkmen Racing Horse Festival
Sunday, Apr 23
Eid ul Fitr Day Two
Sunday, Apr 23
Eid el Fitr Day 2
Sunday, Apr 23
Id el Fitr additional holiday
Sunday, Apr 23
World Pinhole Photography Day World Pinhole Photography Day
Sunday, Apr 23
Administrative Professionals Week Administrative Professionals Week
Sunday, Apr 23
Spanish Language Day Spanish Language Day
Sunday, Apr 23
World Table Tennis Day World Table Tennis Day

Historical Events on April 23

  • 1635: In Boston, Massachusetts, the very first U.S public school is founded. It’s called Boston Latin School.
  • 1655: The Siege of Santo Domingo starts on this day. However, it would end up failing just 7 days later.
  • 1660: Poland and Sweden sign the Treaty of Oliva.
  • 1661: King Charles II of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey on this day.
  • 1914: The first game of baseball is held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. At the time, this field is known as Weeghman Park.
  • 1918: The British Royal Navy attacks the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge in an attempt to destroy it.
  • 1940: Almost 200 people are killed when a fire breaks out at the Rhythm Club in Natchez, Mississippi.
  • 1942: The cities of Exeter, York and Bath are bombed by German bombers during the Baedeker Blitz of World War II. These raids are a direct retaliation for the British attacking Lubeck.
  • 1945: Adolf Hitler replaces Hermann Göring with Joseph Goebbels and Karl Donitz when Goring asks Hitler if he could take leadership of the Third Reich.
  • 1968: Students take over Columbia University in New York City during a protest and shut it down.
  • 1985: Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. However, after the initial response is negative, the switch back to the original formula in under 3 months.
  • 2005: The very first YouTube video titled “Me at the Zoo” is published by the user named Jawed.
  • 2013: Violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq and results in more than seventy people being injured and almost thirty people killed.

Famous Birthdays on April 23

  • American lawyer and 15thS President, James Buchanan is born in 1791.
  • Danish physician and Nobel Prize laureate, Johannes Fibiger is born in 1867.
  • American actress, singer, dancer and diplomat, Shirley Temple is born in 1928.
  • American singer-songwriter Roy Orbison is born in 1936.
  • American actor Lee Majors is born in 1939.
  • American actress and model, Sandra Dee is born in 1942.
  • American director Michael Moore is born in 1954.
  • Australian actress Judy Davis is born in 1955.