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April 23rd
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World Book Day
UNESCO observance on April 23 promoting reading, publishing, and copyright; the date marks the death of Shakespeare and Cervantes.
585 Notable birthdays
Carlo Orlandi
Boxer (1910–1983).
Born April 23rd, 1910 in Milan.
Died July 29th, 1983 at 73 years old in Milan.
Sobir Kamolov
Uzbek politician (1910–1990).
Born April 23rd, 1910 in Tashkent.
Died June 6th, 1990 at 80 years old in Tashkent.
Nathan Homer Knorr
American watch tower society president (1905–1977).
Born April 23rd, 1905 in Bethlehem.
Died June 8th, 1977 at 72 years old in Wallkill (brain cancer).
Geoff Coombes
American soccer player (1919-2002).
Born April 23rd, 1919 in Lincoln.
Died December 5th, 2002 at 83 years old in Rockledge.
Cristiana Corsi
Italian taekwondo practitioner.
Born April 23rd, 1976 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 39 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
Max Margules
Austrian meteorologist (1856-1920).
Born April 23rd, 1856 in Brody.
Died October 4th, 1920 at 64 years old in Perchtoldsdorf.
Bruno Ahlberg
Boxer (1911-1966).
Born April 23rd, 1911 in Espoo.
Died February 9th, 1966 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Coşkun Taş
Turkish association football player (1935–2024).
Born April 23rd, 1935 in Aydın. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2024 at 89 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Ernst von Wolzogen
German writer (1855–1934).
Born April 23rd, 1855 in Wrocław.
Died August 30th, 1934 at 79 years old in Egling.
Henrikas Radauskas
Lithuanian poet and writer (1910–1970).
Born April 23rd, 1910 in Kraków. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1970 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Agda Montelius
Swedish philanthropist (1850-1920).
Born April 23rd, 1850. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1920 at 70 years old in Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Karel Hromádka
Czech chess player (1887–1956).
Born April 23rd, 1887 in Grossweikersdorf. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1956 at 69 years old in Prague.
László Raffinsky
Hungarian-romanian footballer (1905-1981).
Born April 23rd, 1905 in Miskolc.
Died July 31st, 1981 at 76 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
Vladimír Hrivnák
Slovak footballer (1945-2014).
Born April 23rd, 1945 in Hnúšťa.
Died October 17th, 2014 at 69 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Jerzy Klempel
Polish handball player (1953–2004).
Born April 23rd, 1953 in Międzylesie, Świebodzin County.
Died May 28th, 2004 at 51 years old in Wrocław.
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