April 23rd, 1938

Born on April 23rd, 1938

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 23rd?

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

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

April 23rd, 1976

The Ramones released their eponymous 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), 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.

April 23rd, 1661

Charles II was crowned King of England, Scotland and Ireland at Westminster Abbey.

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

Born on April 23rd, 1938

83

Roland White

American bluegrass musician

*April 23rd, 1938, Madawaska †April 1st, 2022, Nashville

85

Katsuo Nakamura

Japanese actor

*April 23rd, 1938, Tokyo City

69

Dietmar N. Schmidt

German film director (1938-2007)

*April 23rd, 1938, Oleśnica †August 14th, 2007, Wuppertal

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Who's birthday is on April 23rd?

83

David Birney

American actor

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

84

Lone Hertz

Danish film actress

*April 23rd, 1939, Denmark

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

19

Wejdene

French R&B singer

*April 23rd, 2004, Saint-Denis

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

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

57

Halston

American fashion designer (1932-1990)

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

85

Shirley Temple

American actress (1928–2014)

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

89

Max Planck

German theoretical physicist

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

46

Eric Edelstein

American actor

*April 23rd, 1977, Patuxent River

57

Franco Foda

German association football player and manager

*April 23rd, 1966, Mainz

46

Arash

Iranian singer

*April 23rd, 1977, Tehran

74

Raymond Tomlinson

American computer programmer (1941-2016)

*April 23rd, 1941, Amsterdam †March 5th, 2016, Lincoln

51

Dirk Bach

German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012)

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

46

John Cena

American professional wrestler and actor and a BTS ARMY.

*April 23rd, 1977, West Newbury

77

James Buchanan

President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

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

52

Roy Orbison

American musician

*April 23rd, 1936, Vernon †December 6th, 1988, Nashville

27

Giuliana Farfalla

Transgender-Model

*April 23rd, 1996, Herbolzheim

84

Lee Majors

American actor (born 1939)

*April 23rd, 1939, Wyandotte

46

Kal Penn

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

*April 23rd, 1977, Montclair

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Born in 1938

85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1938 is a normal year and no leap year.

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