April 23 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 23 Calendar
April 23st Daily Holidays include:
- Army Reserves Birthday
- Canada Book Day
- English Language Day
- German Beer Day
- Impossible Astronaut Day
- International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
- Lover’s Day
- Movie Theatre Day
- National Cherry Cheesecake Day
- National English Muffin Day
- National Lost Dog Awareness Day
- National Picnic Day
- Saint George’s Day
- Slay a Dragon Day
- Spanish Language Day
- Take A Chance Day
- Talk Like Shakespeare Day
- UN English Language Day
- World Book and Copyright Day (also known as World Book Day or International Day of the Book)
- World Book Night
- World Laboratory Day
April 23: Famous Birthdays
- April 23, 1621 – William Penn, English admiral and politician (d. 1670)
- April 23, 1791 – James Buchanan, American politican, 15th President of the U.S. from 1857-1861) (d. 1868)
- April 23, 1928 – Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer and diplomat (d. 2014)
- April 23, 1936 – Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (Traveling Wilburys) (Pretty Woman) (d. 1988)
- April 23, 1939 – Lee Majors, American actor ($6 Million Dollar Man, The Fall Guy)
- April 23, 1949 – Joyce DeWitt, American actress (Three’s Company)
- April 23, 1960 – Valerie Bertinelli, American actress (One Day at a Time, Hot in Cleveland)
- April 23, 1961 – George Lopez, American actor, comedian, and talk show host
- April 23, 1966 – Tommy DeCarlo, American singer (Boston)
- April 23, 1967 – Melina Kanakaredes, American actress (CSI: New York)
- April 23, 1979 – Jaime King, American actress and model (Pearl Harbor, Hart of Dixie
- April 23, 2018 – Prince Louis of Cambridge, the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
April 23: Historical Events
- April 23, 1635 – The 1st U.S. public school, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts
- April 23, 1851 – Canada issues its 1st postage stamps
- April 23, 1861 – Robert E. Lee is named the commander of Virginia Confederate forces
- April 23, 1891 – Jews are expelled from Moscow, Russia
- April 23, 1904 – The American Academy of Arts & Letters forms
- April 23, 1949 – During the Chinese Civil War, the People’s Liberation Army Navy is established
- April 23, 1962 – The 1st U.S. satellite to reach the moon is launched
- April 23, 1968 – The United Methodist Church forms
- April 23, 1984 – The AIDS virus is identified (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
- April 23, 1985 – Coca-Cola changes its formula and New Coke debuts. They change back to their original formula after less than 3 months
- April 23, 1990 – Namibia becomes the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations and the 160th member of the United Nations
- April 23, 1995 – U.S. President Clinton declares a National Day of Mourning for Oklahoma City
April 23: Music Events
- April 23, 1963 – Jan & Dean recorded ‘Surf City’.
- April 23, 1971 – The Rolling Stones released their album ‘Sticky Fingers’.
- April 23, 1985 – The ‘We Are the World’ album was released
- April 23, 1988 – Prince released the single ‘Alphabet St.’
- April 23, 1988 – Whitney Houston hits # 1 on the U.S. charts with ‘Where Do Broken Hearts Go’.
- April 23, 1993 – ‘Tommy’, a musical from Peter Townshend of the British group, The Who, premieres in NYC
- April 23, 1997 – The Four Tops received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
April 23: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 23 is Taurus.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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