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This day in history: 23 April

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Key facts

404 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 23 April.
Entries come from Wikipedia’s day pages and are ordered by page views.
2024: The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

Holidays and observances

Canada Book Day (Canada)

Castile and León Day (Castile and León)

Christian feast day: Adalbert of Prague

Christian feast day: April 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: Blessed Giles of Assisi

Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu

Christian feast day: Blessed Teresa Maria Manetti

Christian feast day: Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus

Christian feast day: Gerard of Toul

Christian feast day: Ibar of Beggerin (Meath)

Christian feast day: Saint George

Christian feast day: Saint George's Day and its related observances: Saint George's Day (Catalonia)

Events

2024The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

2019The April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers, with at least 50 others missing and presumed dead.

2018A vehicle-ramming attack kills 11 people and injures 15 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested.

2013At least 111 people are killed and 233 injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq.

2005The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim.

1999NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

1993Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.

1993Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.

1990Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

1985Coca-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.

1979Blair Peach, a British activist, is fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.

1979SAETA Flight 011 crashes in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 people on board. The wreckage was not discovered until 1984.

1971Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

1968Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.

1967Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1), a crewed spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov, is launched into orbit.

1966Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people.

1961During the Algiers putsch by French generals, President Charles de Gaulle announces he has assumed emergency powers, and calls on troops and civilians to support him.

1951Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.

1949Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

1946Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

1945World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of Nazi Germany. Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Göring that the telegram is treasonous.

1942World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.

1941World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.

1940The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.

1935The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.

1927Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.

1920The 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 temporary constitution.

1919The Estonian Constituent Assembly is held in Estonia, which marks the birth of the Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu.

1918World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.

1909In Portugal, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Lisbon, killing at least 60 people and injuring 75.

1891Chilean Civil War: The ironclad Blanco Encalada is sunk at Caldera Bay by torpedo boats.

1879Fire 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 with its golden dome.

1815The 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.

1724Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic of the Good Shepherd in pastoral music.

1661King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.

1660Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.

1655The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.

1635The first public school in the United States, the Boston Latin School, is founded.

1521Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.

1516The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.

Born on this day

2018Prince Louis of Wales, British royal

2000Chloe Kim, American snowboarder

2000Lee Jeno, South Korean rapper, vocalist and dancer

1999Laufey, Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician

1999Son Chaeyoung, South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter

1997Zach Apple, American swimmer

1996Carolina Alves, Brazilian tennis player

1995Gigi Hadid, American fashion model and television personality

1995Jamie Hayter, English professional wrestler

1994Patrick Olsen, Danish footballer

1994Song Kang, South Korean actor

1991Britt Baker, American professional wrestler

1991Caleb Johnson, American singer-songwriter

1991Kyle Juszczyk, American football player

1991Nathan Baker, English footballer

1991Paul Vaughan, Australian-Italian rugby league player

1990Dev Patel, English actor

1990Rui Fonte, Portuguese footballer

1989Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player

1988Alistair Brownlee, English triathlete

1988Lenka Wienerová, Slovak tennis player

1988Patrick Maroon, American ice hockey player

1988Sandra Borch, Norwegian politician

1988Signe Ronka, Canadian figure skater

1988Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer

1987Emily Fox, American basketball player

1987John Boye, Ghanaian footballer

1987Michael Arroyo, Ecuadorian footballer

1986Alysia Montaño, American runner

1986Rafael Fernandes, Brazilian baseball player

1986Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater

1985Angel Locsin, Filipino actress, producer, and fashion designer

1984Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian chess player

1984Jesse Lee Soffer, American actor

1984Moose, American professional wrestler and football player

1983Daniela Hantuchová, Slovak tennis player

1983Ian Henderson, English rugby league player

1983Leon Andreasen, Danish international footballer

1982Kyle Beckerman, American footballer

1982Tony Sunshine, American singer-songwriter

Died on this day

2026Łukasz Litewka, Polish Parliament Member (born 1989)

2024Frank Field, British politician (born 1942)

2024Helen Vendler, American Literary Critic (born 1933)

2022Orrin Hatch, American politician, President pro tempore of the United States Senate (born 1934)

2021Dan Kaminsky, American internet security researcher (born 1979)

2019Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick, American soprano singer and presenter (born 1983)

2019Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1921)

2016Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister from 1995 to 1996 (born 1932)

2016Inge King, German-born Australian sculptor (born 1915)

2015Francis Tsai, American author and illustrator (born 1967)

2015Jim Steffen, American football player (born 1936)

2015Pierre Claude Nolin, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian Senate (born 1950)

2015Ray Jackson, Australian activist (born 1941)

2015Richard Corliss, American journalist and critic (born 1944)

2014Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (born 1946)

2014Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (born 1911)

2014F. Michael Rogers, American general (born 1921)

2014Jaap Havekotte, Dutch speed skater and producer of ice skates (born 1912)

2014Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (born 1951)

2014Michael Glawogger, Austrian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (born 1959)

2014Patric Standford, English composer and educator (born 1939)

2013Antonio Maccanico, Italian banker and politician (born 1924)

2013Bob Brozman, American guitarist (born 1954)

2013Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (born 1924)

2013Kathryn Wasserman Davis, American philanthropist and scholar (born 1907)

2013Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (born 1943)

2013Tony Grealish, English footballer (born 1956)

2012Billy Bryans, Canadian drummer, songwriter and producer (born 1947)

2012Chris Ethridge, American bass player and songwriter (born 1947)

2012LeRoy T. Walker, American football player and coach (born 1918)

Quote of the day

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

Seneca

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