April 23 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on April 23, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♉︎ Taurus
Apr 20 – May 20
Birth stone
Diamond
Birth flower
Daisy
How common
#278 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous April 23 birthdays
Ruggero Leoncavallo · Italian composer1857
Max Planck · German theoretical physicist1858
Johannes Fibiger · Danish physician1867
Frank Borzage · American film director and actor1894
Lester B. Pearson · 14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 19681897
Bertil Ohlin · Swedish economist and politician1899
Halldór Laxness · Icelandic author1902
Lee Miller · American photographer and photojournalist1907
Shirley Temple · American actress and diplomat1928
George Steiner · American writer1929
Roy Orbison · American musician1936
Ray Tomlinson · American computer programmer1941
Sandra Dee · American actress and model1942
Michael Moore · American filmmaker and author1954
Mary E. Brunkow · American molecular biologist and immunologist1961
John Cena · American actor and professional wrestler1977
John Oliver · British-American comedian and television host1977
Kal Penn · American actor1977
Dev Patel · British actor1990
Gigi Hadid · American fashion model and television personality1995
On this day in history
1951American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the communist government of Czechoslovakia.
1976The American band the Ramones released their debut album, which became highly influential on the emerging punk rock movement.
2009The gamma-ray burst GRB 090423 was detected coming from the most distant astronomical object of any kind known at the time.
2010Arizona 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.
1968Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
1971The Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, the first album on their own label, Rolling Stones Records.
1979Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, was fatally injured while taking part in an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.
1982The ZX Spectrum, Britain's best-selling microcomputer, was released.
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