April 23

April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). There are 252 days remaining.

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Births:

• 1564: William Shakespeare (English playwright, actor) - Traditional birth date. Actual date unknown.
• 1858: Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (German physicist)
• 1891: Sergei Prokofiev (Ukrainian composer)
• 1928: [Shirley Temple]? (Actress)
• 1936: [Roy Orbison]? (American Singer, Musician)

Deaths:

• 1616: William Shakespeare (English playwright, actor), and Miguel Cervantes (Spanish author). Note that though they died on the same date, they did not actually die on the same day; as England had not yet adopted the Gregorian Calendar and so was eleven days out of step with the Spanish calendar.
• 1992: Satyajit Ray (Indian filmmaker)

Events:

• Traditional date of birth of Saint George of England.

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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