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.
1800s / the 19th century on the 23rd of April
1850 : William Wordsworth the English poet died from pleurisy aged 80 (born in 1770).
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).
1936 : Roy Orbison the American singer-songwriter was born in Vernon, Texas, USA (died in 1988 aged 52).
1967 : Soyuz 1 a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov was launched into orbit, during the Soviet space program.
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.
1954 : Michael Moore the American activist filmmaker was born in Davison, Michigan, USA. Michael Moore’s offical website : rumble.media
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
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.
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)
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…
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…
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…
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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