April 23rd, 1944

Born on April 23rd, 1944

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

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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 British activist, 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.

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

Born on April 23rd, 1944

77

Jean-François Stévenin

French actor, film director and screenwriter (1944–2021)

*April 23rd, 1944, Lons-le-Saunier †July 27th, 2021, Neuilly-sur-Seine

72

Jerzy Bahr

Polish diplomat (1944-2016)

*April 23rd, 1944, Kraków †July 25th, 2016, Kraków

73

Juan de Loxa

Spanish poet, journalist and writer (1944-2017)

*April 23rd, 1944, Loja †December 15th, 2017, Madrid

72

Niklaus Schilling

Swiss film director, cinematographer, film editor and screenwriter (1944-2016)

*April 23rd, 1944, Basel †May 6th, 2016, Berlin

77

Eduardo Flores

Argentine footballer

*April 23rd, 1944, La Plata †January 20th, 2022

71

Ingrīda Andriņa

Latvian actress (1944-2015)

*April 23rd, 1944, Riga †September 17th, 2015, Riga

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20

Wejdene

French R&B singer

*April 23rd, 2004, Saint-Denis

77

Arie den Hartog

Dutch road bicycle racer (1941–2018)

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

83

David Birney

American actor

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

78

Blair Brown

American actress (born 1946)

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

85

Lone Hertz

Danish film actress

*April 23rd, 1939, Denmark

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

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

83

Jorge Fons

Mexican film director and screenwriter

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

47

Eric Edelstein

American actor

*April 23rd, 1977, Patuxent River

58

Franco Foda

German association football player and manager

*April 23rd, 1966, Mainz

89

Max Planck

German theoretical physicist

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

47

Arash

Iranian singer

*April 23rd, 1977, Tehran

51

Dirk Bach

German actor, comedian and presenter (1961–2012)

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

85

Shirley Temple

American actress (1928–2014)

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

57

Halston

American fashion designer (1932-1990)

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

47

John Cena

American professional wrestler and actor and a BTS ARMY.

*April 23rd, 1977, West Newbury

74

Raymond Tomlinson

American computer programmer (1941-2016)

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

71

James Russo

American film and television actor

*April 23rd, 1953, New York City

47

Kal Penn

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

*April 23rd, 1977, Montclair

28

Giuliana Farfalla

Transgender-Model

*April 23rd, 1996, Herbolzheim

70

Michael Moore

American filmmaker, author, social critic, and activist

*April 23rd, 1954, Flint

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Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

79

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

79

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

79

Dieter Hertrampf

German musician, singer and guitarist

*November 29th, 1944, Berlin

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Yes: 1944 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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