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April 23

April 23 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1016 and 2018. Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

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.

The shape of the day

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.

Taurus is the sign for April 23 — read more on the Taurus page, or see April's birthstone & birth flower.

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

    Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.

  2. 1661

    Charles II of England

    King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.

  3. 1724

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic of the Good Shepherd in pastoral music.

  4. 1891

    Chilean Civil War of 1891

    Chilean Civil War: The ironclad Blanco Encalada is sunk at Caldera Bay by torpedo boats.

  5. 1918

    World War I

    World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.

  6. 1920

    Grand National Assembly of Turkey

    The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.

  7. 1927

    Cardiff City F.C.

    Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.

  8. 1941

    World War II

    World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.

  9. 1979

    Death of Blair Peach

    Blair Peach, a British activist, is fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.

  10. 2018

    2018 Toronto van attack

    A vehicle-ramming attack kills 11 people and injures 15 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested.

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 23

William Shakespeare

b. 1564

English playwright and poet

Max Planck

b. 1858

German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Annie Easley

b. 1933

American computer scientist, mathematician, and engineer

James Buchanan

b. 1791

American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States

Paavo Lipponen

b. 1941

Finnish journalist and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Finland

John Cena

b. 1977

American professional wrestler and actor

Daniela Hantuchová

b. 1983

Slovak tennis player

Karl Rosenkranz

b. 1805

German philosopher and academic

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)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted 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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