April 23rd, 1918

Born on April 23rd, 1918

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 38,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 218 days, exactly on January 31st, 2025, people who were born on April 23rd, 1918 will be 39,000 days old!

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What happened on April 23rd, 1918?

April 23rd, 1918

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

April 23rd, 1918

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

What else 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.

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

Born on April 23rd, 1918

90

Maurice Druon

French novelist

*April 23rd, 1918, Paris †April 14th, 2009, Paris

59

Otto Schubert

German university teacher (1918-1978)

*April 23rd, 1918, Augsburg †March 26th, 1978, Giessen

76

Vytautas Kasiulis

Lithuanian painter (1918-1995)

*April 23rd, 1918, Simnas †March 12th, 1995, Paris

89

Margaret Avison

Canadian poet (1918-2007)

*April 23rd, 1918, Cambridge †July 31st, 2007, Toronto

99

Vincentas Verbyla

Lithuanian forestry scientist and Soviet politician (1918-2017)

*April 23rd, 1918, Želsva †May 30th, 2017, Vilnius

98

Morton Schindel

American educator and film producer

*April 23rd, 1918, Orange †August 20th, 2016

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97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

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

85

Shirley Temple

American actress (1928–2014)

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

89

Max Planck

German theoretical physicist (1858-1947)

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

20

Wejdene

French R&B singer

*April 23rd, 2004, Saint-Denis

57

Halston

American fashion designer (1932-1990)

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

77

James Buchanan

President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

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

47

Eric Edelstein

American actor

*April 23rd, 1977, Patuxent River

47

Arash

Iranian singer

*April 23rd, 1977, Tehran

58

Franco Foda

German association football player and manager

*April 23rd, 1966, Mainz

75

James Hayter

British actor

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

83

David Birney

American actor

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

44

Oleg Penkovsky

British spy in the USSR (1919-1963)

*April 23rd, 1919, Vladikavkaz †May 16th, 1963, Moscow

85

Lone Hertz

Danish film actress

*April 23rd, 1939, Denmark

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

51

Dirk Bach

German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012)

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

47

Kal Penn

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

*April 23rd, 1977, Montclair

83

Jorge Fons

Mexican film director and screenwriter

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

77

Arie den Hartog

Dutch road bicycle racer (1941–2018)

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

75

Lester B. Pearson

14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968

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

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95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

84

Massimo Girotti

Italian actor (1918-2003)

*May 18th, 1918, Mogliano †January 5th, 2003, Rome

89

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

*July 14th, 1918, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †July 30th, 2007, Fårö parish

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

*December 11th, 1918, Kislovodsk †August 3rd, 2008, Moscow

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD

*December 23rd, 1918, Hamburg †November 10th, 2015, Hamburg

69

Richard Feynman

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

*May 11th, 1918, Queens †February 15th, 1988, Los Angeles

72

Leonard Bernstein

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

*August 25th, 1918, Lawrence †October 14th, 1990, New York City

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

*November 8th, 1918, Ipoh †July 31st, 2018, Ipoh

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

*December 25th, 1918, Mit Abu al-Kum †October 6th, 1981, Cairo

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

85

Art Carney

American actor and comedian (1918-2003)

*November 4th, 1918, Mount Vernon †November 9th, 2003, Chester

52

Gamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970

*January 15th, 1918, Alexandria †September 28th, 1970, Cairo

74

Sam Walton

American businessman

*March 29th, 1918, Kingfisher †April 5th, 1992, Little Rock

90

Fred Crane

American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008)

*March 22nd, 1918, New Orleans †August 21st, 2008, Atlanta

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

*June 8th, 1918, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1987, Montecito

32

Robert Walker

American actor (1918-1951)

*October 13th, 1918, Salt Lake City †August 28th, 1951, Los Angeles

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York City

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1918 is a normal year and no leap year.

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