On this day: April 23
Events
Battle of ClontarfApril 23, 1014 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of HoneywellApril 23, 1885 · Companies
Founding of VespaApril 23, 1946 · Companies- Release of Sticky FingersApril 23, 1971 · Music
- Release of RamonesApril 23, 1976 · Music
- Release of Black and BlueApril 23, 1976 · Music
- Release of Stay HungryApril 23, 1976 · Film
- Release of Voulez-VousApril 23, 1979 · Music
Czech and Slovak Federal RepublicApril 23, 1990 – December 31, 1992 · World History
Founding of The Pokémon CompanyApril 23, 1998 · Companies- Release of ElectionApril 23, 1999 · Film
- Release of Kantai CollectionApril 23, 2013 · Gaming
- Release of Don't StarveApril 23, 2013 · Gaming
Release of LemonadeApril 23, 2016 · Music- Release of Florence Foster JenkinsApril 23, 2016 · Film
Release of Mortal Kombat 11April 23, 2019 · Gaming
Born on this day
Julius Caesar ScaligerApril 23, 1484 – October 21, 1558 · Culture
George Anson, 1st Baron AnsonApril 23, 1697 – June 6, 1762 · Exploration
Samuel WallisApril 23, 1728 – January 21, 1795 · Exploration
J. M. W. Turnercirca April 23, 1775 – December 19, 1851 · Art
James BuchananApril 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868 · Politics
Viktor HartmannApril 23, 1834 – July 23, 1873 · Art
László MednyánszkyApril 23, 1852 – April 17, 1919 · Art
Granville Tailer WoodsApril 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910 · Technology
Ruggero LeoncavalloApril 23, 1857 – August 9, 1919 · Music
Max PlanckApril 23, 1858 – October 4, 1947 · Science
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount AllenbyApril 23, 1861 – May 14, 1936 · Culture
Johannes FibigerApril 23, 1867 – January 30, 1928 · Science
Boris RosingApril 23, 1869 – April 20, 1933 · Technology
Shoen UemuraApril 23, 1875 – August 27, 1949 · Art
Georgy SedovApril 23, 1877 – February 20, 1914 · Exploration
Marcel L'HerbierApril 23, 1888 – November 26, 1979 · Film
Frank BorzageApril 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962 · Film
Lester B. PearsonApril 23, 1897 – December 27, 1972 · Politics
PixinguinhaApril 23, 1897 – February 1973 · Music
Bertil OhlinApril 23, 1899 – August 3, 1979 · Politics
Halldór LaxnessApril 23, 1902 – February 8, 1998 · Culture
Ronald NeameApril 23, 1911 – June 16, 2010 · Film
Johnny GriffinApril 23, 1928 – July 25, 2008 · Music
George SteinerApril 23, 1929 – February 3, 2020 · Culture
Annie EasleyApril 23, 1932 – June 25, 2011 · Science
Franco CittiApril 23, 1935 – January 14, 2016 · Film
Roy OrbisonApril 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988 · Music
Stanisław WielgusApril 23, 1939 – present · Culture
Raymond TomlinsonApril 23, 1941 – March 5, 2016 · Technology
Étienne BalibarApril 23, 1942 – present · Culture
Hervé VillechaizeApril 23, 1943 – September 4, 1993 · Art
Jean-François StéveninApril 23, 1944 – July 27, 2021 · Film
Gaston KaboréApril 23, 1951 – present · Film
Tian ZhuangzhuangApril 23, 1952 – present · Film
Narada Michael WaldenApril 23, 1952 – present · Music
Michael MooreApril 23, 1954 – present · Film
Kenji KawaiApril 23, 1957 – present · Music- Craig ShefferApril 23, 1960 – present · Film
Steve ClarkApril 23, 1960 – January 8, 1991 · Music
Mary E. BrunkowApril 23, 1961 – present · Science
D. B. WeissApril 23, 1971 – present · Film
Demet AkalınApril 23, 1972 – present · Music
Mariana SadovskaApril 23, 1972 – present · Music
Cem YılmazApril 23, 1973 – present · Film
JónsiApril 23, 1975 – present · Music
Aaron DessnerApril 23, 1976 – present · Music
Ian BrennanApril 23, 1978 – present · Film
Jaime KingApril 23, 1979 – present · Film
Lauri YlönenApril 23, 1979 – present · Music
Taio CruzApril 23, 1980 – present · Music
Dev PatelApril 23, 1990 – present · Film