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On This Day · The 113th day of the year

April 23

From 1016 to 2018, April 23 gathers 1,002 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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What happened on April 23?

April 23 is the 113th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1016 and 2018. Famous people born on April 23 include William Shakespeare, Max Planck and Annie Easley.

Released on April 23

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Shapez 2: Factory
  • Game Causal Loop
  • Game Kiln
  • Game Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster
  • Game Titanium Court
  • Movie Desert Warrior

2025

  • Game Sunderfolk
  • Game Old Skies
  • Game Once Upon a Puppet

2024

  • Game Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
  • Game Tales of Kenzera: Zau

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1016

    Edmund Ironside

  2. 1661

    Charles II of England

  3. 1724

    Johann Sebastian Bach

  4. 1891

    Chilean Civil War of 1891

  5. 1918

    World War I

  6. 1920

    Grand National Assembly of Turkey

  7. 1927

    Cardiff City F.C.

  8. 1941

    World War II

  9. 1979

    Death of Blair Peach

  10. 2018

    2018 Toronto van attack

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 23

William Shakespeare

b. 1564

Max Planck

b. 1858

Annie Easley

b. 1933

James Buchanan

b. 1791

Paavo Lipponen

b. 1941

John Cena

b. 1977

Daniela Hantuchová

b. 1983

Karl Rosenkranz

b. 1805

Deaths

  • 2019Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
  • 1992Satyajit Ray
  • 1616William Shakespeare
  • 1200Zhu Xi

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Adalbert of Prague
  • —Christian feast day: Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus
  • —Christian feast day: Saint George
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Giles of Assisi
  • —Christian feast day: Gerard of Toul
  • —Christian feast day: Ibar of Beggerin (Meath)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu
  • —Christian feast day: Toyohiko Kagawa (Episcopal and Lutheran Church)

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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