23rd APRiL ~ HISTORY ON THIS DAY

please enjoy your travel through time on the 23rd day of April, with interesting events, births & deaths on this day in history

23rd April History Timeline

1600s / the 17th century on the 23rd of April

1616 : William Shakespeare the English playwright died aged 52, within a month of signing his will. He is one of the greatest writers in the English language, and also regarded as the world’s greatest dramatist.

William Shakespeare – Playwright | Mini Bio = 4 minutes (Biography verified video)

1800s / the 19th century on the 23rd of April

1850 : William Wordsworth the English poet died from pleurisy aged 80 (born in 1770).

William Wordsworth – Documentary : Part 1 & Part 2 (videos uploaded by Impossible Paradise YouTube channel)

1900s / the 20th century on the 23rd of April

1928 : Shirley Temple the American actress was born Shirley Temple Black in Santa Monica, California, USA (died in 2014 aged 85).

Tragic Details About Shirley Temple (Grunge verified video)

1936 : Roy Orbison the American singer-songwriter was born in Vernon, Texas, USA (died in 1988 aged 52).

Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman (from Black & White Night) Roy Orbison performs “Oh, Pretty Woman” as the finale of the Black & White Night Concert. Backed by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Tom Waits, kd lang, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, JD Souther, T Bone Burnett, Steven Soles, and Jennifer Warnes. Recorded on the 30th September 1987 (Roy Orbison verified YouTube channel official video)

1967 : Soyuz 1 a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov was launched into orbit, during the Soviet space program.

RARE TAPE of first manned Soyuz Launch in USSR on the 23rd April 1967 (video uploaded on YouTube by Space Flight History)

1939 : LEE MAJORS the American actor was born Harvey Lee Yeary in Wyandotte, Michigan, USA. He is best known as Colonel Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man from 1973 to 1978, Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy from 1981 to 1986, and Heath Barkly in The Big Valley from 1965 to 1969.

The Six Million Dollar Man Opening and Closing Theme (video uploaded on YouTube by TeeVees Greatest)

1954 : Michael Moore the American activist filmmaker was born in Davison, Michigan, USA. Michael Moore’s offical website : rumble.media

Michael Moore’s ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’  : “It’s a crime story. But it’s also a war story about class warfare. And a vampire movie, with the upper 1 percent feeding off the rest of us. And, of course, it’s also a love story. Only it’s about an abusive relationship. (Michael Moore verified video)

1955 : Judy Davis the Australian actress was born in Perth, Western Australia.

1960 : Steve Clark the English guitarist and songwriter from Def Leppard was born in Hillsborough, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (died in 1991 aged 30). Official Def Leppard website : DeffLeppard.com

Remembering Steve Clark (Def Leppard verified video)

1961 : George Lopez the American comedian and actor was born in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

1983 : Daniela Hantuchová the Slovak tennis player was born in Poprad, Czechoslovakia.

Hantuchova’s heartbreak | AO Flashbacks : Daniela Hantuchova was on the brink of her first ever Grand Slam final at the 2008 Australian Open when it all took a dramatic turn in the semifinal against Ana Ivanovic (Australian Open TV verified video)

1985 : Coca-Cola changed its formula and released New Coke, but the response was very negative, and within 3 months the original formula was back on the market.

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

2000s / the 21st century on the 23rd of April

2005 : The 1st ever YouTube video “Me at the zoo” was uploaded on YouTube by co-founder Jawed Karim. The video has had over 162 million views. See the full story about The 1st YouTube Video (Azoosh.com)

Me at the zoo : verified video uploaded on the 23rd April 2005 by Jawed verified YouTube channel

2005 : Joh Bjelke-Petersen the 31st Premier of Queensland, Australia, died aged 94 (born in 1911).

2007 : Boris Yeltsin the 1st President of Russia died aged 76 (born in 1931).

2020 : TOP NEWS stories on Thursday 23rd April by Associated Press : 2 people with COVID-19 died in California in February, Huge car lines at El Paso food bank, Montana began to reopen, Al Gore joined Joe Biden held a virtual earth day town hall…

AP Top Stories on Thursday 23rd April 2020 (Associated Press verified video)

2021 : TOP NEWS stories on Friday 23rd April by Associated Press :

Biden looked for help with climate agenda, Daunte Wright funeral in Minneapolis, Protests in North Carolina after law enforcement shooting killed a man, House votes to make Washington DC 51st state…

AP Top Stories on Friday 23rd April 20201(Associated Press verified video)

Today in History for April 23rd by Associated Press

Video features : William Shakespeare died, Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassinator James Earl Ray died aged 70, Cesar Chavez died aged 66, and Hank Aaron began his climb to throne home run king…

Today in History for April 23rd (Associated Press verified video uploaded in 2021)

We hope you enjoyed your travel through time on the 23rd day of April

see more interesting events on all the other days of APRiL (History On This Day @ Azoosh)

This page was last updated on the 23rd April 2021

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