April 23rd, 1156

Born on April 23rd, 1156

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 317,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 901 days, exactly on December 18th, 2026, people who were born on April 23rd, 1156 will be 318,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 23rd?

April 23rd, 1724

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.

April 23rd, 2018

A man intentionally struck pedestrians with a van on Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, leading to 11 deaths.

April 23rd, 2010

Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law the controversial anti–illegal immigration bill SB 1070, much of which was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

April 23rd, 2009

The gamma-ray burst GRB 090423 was detected coming from the most distant astronomical object of any kind known at the time.

April 23rd, 1979

Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, was fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.

April 23rd, 1976

The American band the Ramones released their debut album, which became highly influential on the emerging punk rock movement.

April 23rd, 1971

The Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, the first album on their own label, Rolling Stones Records.

April 23rd, 1954

Batting for the Milwaukee Braves against Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals, Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs in Major League Baseball.

April 23rd, 1951

American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the communist government of Czechoslovakia.

April 23rd, 1945

World War II: The US Army's 90th Infantry Division liberated Flossenbürg concentration camp (pictured) in Germany, freeing 1,500 prisoners.

April 23rd, 1942

Second World War: In retaliation for the Royal Air Force's bombing of Lübeck, the Luftwaffe began a series of air raids across England, beginning with Exeter.

April 23rd, 1927

Cardiff City defeated Arsenal 1–0 in the FA Cup final (match programme pictured) in the only time the FA Cup has been won by a non-English team.

April 23rd, 1920

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the country's unicameral legislature, first met in Ankara in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence.

April 23rd, 1918

First World War: The British Royal Navy launched unsuccessful raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge in German-occupied Belgium.

April 23rd, 1891

Chilean Civil War: The armored frigate Blanco Encalada was sunk at the Battle of Caldera Bay, the first ironclad warship lost to a self-propelled torpedo.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 23rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 23rd?

20

Wejdene

French R&B singer

*April 23rd, 2004, Saint-Denis

89

Max Planck

German theoretical physicist (1858-1947)

*April 23rd, 1858, Kiel †October 4th, 1947, Göttingen

77

James Buchanan

President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*April 23rd, 1791, Cove Gap †June 1st, 1868, Lancaster

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

47

Eric Edelstein

American actor

*April 23rd, 1977, Patuxent River

24

Malcolm IV of Scotland

Scottish king (1141-1165)

*April 23rd, 1141, Kingdom of Scotland †December 9th, 1165, Jedburgh

47

Arash

Iranian singer

*April 23rd, 1977, Tehran

28

Giuliana Farfalla

Transgender-Model

*April 23rd, 1996, Herbolzheim

29

Gigi Hadid

American fashion model and television personality (born 1995)

*April 23rd, 1995, Los Angeles

58

Franco Foda

German association football player and manager

*April 23rd, 1966, Mainz

47

Kal Penn

American actor, author, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration

*April 23rd, 1977, Montclair

85

Shirley Temple

American actress (1928–2014)

*April 23rd, 1928, Santa Monica †February 10th, 2014, Woodside

51

Dirk Bach

German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012)

*April 23rd, 1961, Cologne †October 1st, 2012, Berlin

86

Ngaio Marsh

New Zealand writer (1895-1982)

*April 23rd, 1895, Christchurch †February 18th, 1982, Christchurch

34

Mathias Jørgensen

Danish association football player (born 1990)

*April 23rd, 1990, Copenhagen

79

Frederick Whitaker

Premier of New Zealand (1812-1891)

*April 23rd, 1812, Bampton †December 4th, 1891, Wellington

40

Frédéric Ozanam

French scholar (1813-1853)

*April 23rd, 1813, Milan †September 8th, 1853, Marseille

45

Anne Schäfer

German actress

*April 23rd, 1979, Munich

57

Halston

American fashion designer (1932-1990)

*April 23rd, 1932, Des Moines †March 26th, 1990, San Francisco

83

David Birney

American actor

*April 23rd, 1939, Washington, D.C. †April 27th, 2022, Santa Monica

39

Tony Martin

German professional road bicycle racer

*April 23rd, 1985, Cottbus

81

Edward Stafford

Prime Minister of New Zealand (1819-1901)

*April 23rd, 1819, Edinburgh †February 14th, 1901, London

85

Lone Hertz

Danish film actress

*April 23rd, 1939, Denmark

34

Dev Patel

British actor (born 1990)

*April 23rd, 1990, Harrow

37

Afonso II of Portugal

King of Portugal

*April 23rd, 1185, Coimbra †March 25th, 1223, Coimbra

83

Jorge Fons

Mexican film director and screenwriter

*April 23rd, 1939, Túxpan †September 22nd, 2022, Mexico City

73

Basil Sydney

English actor (1894-1968)

*April 23rd, 1894, Essex †January 10th, 1968, London

77

Arie den Hartog

Dutch road bicycle racer (1941–2018)

*April 23rd, 1941, Zuidland †June 7th, 2018, Echt-Susteren

75

James Hayter

British actor

*April 23rd, 1907, Lonavala †March 27th, 1983, La Vila Joiosa

71

James Russo

American film and television actor

*April 23rd, 1953, New York City

70

Michael Moore

American filmmaker and author (born 1954)

*April 23rd, 1954, Flint

62

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Italian composer

*April 23rd, 1857, Naples †August 9th, 1919, Montecatini Terme

95

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic author (1902-1998)

*April 23rd, 1902, Reykjavík †February 8th, 1998, Mosfellsbær

75

Lester B. Pearson

14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968

*April 23rd, 1897, Toronto †December 27th, 1972, Ottawa

78

Blair Brown

American actress (born 1946)

*April 23rd, 1946, Washington, D.C.

79

Marie Taglioni

Italian ballet dancer (1804-1884)

*April 23rd, 1804, Stockholm †April 22nd, 1884, Marseille

69

Judy Davis

Australian film, television and stage actress

*April 23rd, 1955, Perth

47

John Oliver

British-American comedian and television host

*April 23rd, 1977, Erdington

41

Daniela Hantuchová

Slovak tennis player

*April 23rd, 1983, Poprad

38

Sven Kramer

Dutch speed skater

*April 23rd, 1986, Heerenveen

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 23rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1156 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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