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April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 252 days remain until the end of the year.

April 23rd is a day filled with many important events throughout history, from ancient battles and the founding of schools to major world events and the birth of famous people. It's a day when kings were crowned, new lands were discovered, and important inventions or cultural moments took place. Let's explore some of the key happenings on this date!

Historic Moments on April 23
Famous Births on April 23
Notable Deaths on April 23
Holidays and Observances
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Historic Moments on April 23

Ancient Times and Middle Ages

215 BC – A special temple was built in Rome to honor Venus Erycina. This was done after a big battle at Lake Trasimene.
599 – In ancient Mexico, King Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacked the city of Palenque, defeating its queen, Yohl Ik'nal.
711 – Dagobert III became the new King of the Franks, taking over from his father, King Childebert III.
1014 – The Battle of Clontarf took place in Ireland. The High King of Ireland, Brian Boru, won against Viking invaders, but he was sadly killed in the fight.
1016 – Edmund Ironside became the King of England, following his father Æthelred the Unready.
1343 – The St. George's Night Uprising began in Estonia.
1348 – King Edward III of England announced the creation of the Order of the Garter, a special group of knights, on St. George's Day.
1500 – Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral reached a new coastline, which is now known as Brazil.
1516 – A rule about beer ingredients, called the Munich Reinheitsgebot, started in Bavaria, Germany.
1521 – In the Battle of Villalar, King Charles I of Spain defeated the Comuneros, a group of rebels.

From the 1600s to the 1900s

1635 – The very first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, was started in Boston.
1655 – The Siege of Santo Domingo began during a war between England and Spain. It ended after seven days without success.
1660 – The Treaty of Oliva was signed, creating peace between Sweden and Poland.
1661 – King Charles II of England, Scotland, and Ireland was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1815 – The Second Serbian Uprising began. This was a new part of the Serbian people's fight for freedom from the Ottoman Empire.
1879 – A fire destroyed a main building at the University of Notre Dame. This led to the building of the famous Main Building with its golden dome that stands today.
1891 – During the Chilean Civil War, the warship Blanco Encalada was sunk by torpedo boats in Caldera Bay.

Modern Events (1901-Present)

1918 – During World War I, the British Royal Navy carried out a raid to try and stop the use of the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
1919 – The Estonian Constituent Assembly was held, marking the start of Estonia's Parliament, the Riigikogu.
1920 – The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) was founded in Ankara. This assembly rejected the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and began working on a new constitution.
1927 – Cardiff City beat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final. This was the only time a team not based in England has won this famous football cup.
1935 – The Polish Constitution of 1935 was officially adopted.
1940 – The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, caused the deaths of 198 people.
1941 – During World War II, the Greek government and King George II left Athens as the German army invaded Greece.
1942 – World War II continued with the Baedeker Blitz. German bombers attacked cities like Exeter, Bath, and York in response to British raids.
1945 – World War II was nearing its end. Hermann Göring, who was supposed to take over from Adolf Hitler, sent a telegram asking to lead Nazi Germany. Other leaders, Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels, told Hitler this was an act against him.
1946 – Manuel Roxas was chosen as the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
1949 – The People's Liberation Army Navy was created during the Chinese Civil War.
1951 – During the Cold War, American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested in Czechoslovakia for spying.
1961 – The Algiers putsch happened, a failed attempt by French generals to take control.
1967 – The Soviet space program launched Soyuz 1, a spaceflight with cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov on board.
1968 – During the Vietnam War, students at Columbia University in New York City took over administration buildings, causing the university to shut down temporarily.
1971 – The Bangladesh Liberation War saw a terrible event where the Pakistan Army and Razakars attacked Hindu people in the Jathibhanga area of what is now Bangladesh.
1985 – Coca-Cola changed its famous drink formula and released New Coke. People didn't like it much, so the original recipe was brought back in less than three months.
1990 – Namibia joined the United Nations as its 160th member and the Commonwealth of Nations as its 50th member.
1993 – People in Eritrea voted strongly for independence from Ethiopia in a vote watched by the United Nations.
1993 – Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali was attacked and killed while speaking to a crowd.
1999 – NATO bombed the main building of Radio Television of Serbia as part of their air campaign.
2005 – The very first YouTube video, called "Me at the zoo", was uploaded by co-founder Jawed Karim.
2018 – A van attack in Toronto killed 11 people and injured 15 others.
2019 – A mine collapse in Myanmar killed four miners and two rescuers.

Famous Births on April 23

Born Before 1600

1141 – Malcolm IV of Scotland, a Scottish king.
1185 – Afonso II of Portugal, a Portuguese king.
1408 – John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, an English nobleman.
1420 – George of Poděbrady, who became King of Bohemia.
1464 – Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, a French duchess.
1464 – Robert Fayrfax, an English composer from the Renaissance period.
1484 – Julius Caesar Scaliger, an Italian doctor and scholar.
1500 – Alexander Ales, a Scottish religious scholar.
1500 – Johann Stumpf, a Swiss writer.
1512 – Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, a Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
1516 – Georg Fabricius, a German poet and historian.
1598 – Maarten Tromp, a famous Dutch admiral.

Born Between 1601 and 1900

1621 – William Penn, an English admiral and politician.
1628 – Johannes Hudde, a Dutch mathematician.
1661 – Issachar Berend Lehmann, a German-Jewish banker and diplomat.
1715 – Johann Friedrich Doles, a German composer.
1720 – Vilna Gaon, a respected Lithuanian rabbi.
1744 – Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, a German princess.
1748 – Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, a French doctor and anatomist.
1791 – James Buchanan, who became the 15th President of the United States.
1792 – Thomas Romney Robinson, an Irish astronomer.
1794 – Wei Yuan, a Chinese scholar.
1805 – Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, a German philosopher.
1812 – Frederick Whitaker, a New Zealand lawyer and politician who became Prime Minister.
1813 – Stephen A. Douglas, an American politician.
1813 – Frédéric Ozanam, a French historian.
1818 – James Anthony Froude, an English historian and novelist.
1819 – Edward Stafford, a New Zealand politician who also became Prime Minister.
1853 – Winthrop M. Crane, an American businessman and politician.
1856 – Granville Woods, an American inventor and engineer.
1857 – Ruggero Leoncavallo, an Italian composer.
1858 – Max Planck, a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize.
1860 – Justinian Oxenham, an Australian public servant.
1861 – Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, an English field marshal.
1861 – John Peltz, an American baseball player.
1865 – Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, a Russian-Azerbaijani general.
1867 – Johannes Fibiger, a Danish doctor who won the Nobel Prize.
1876 – Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, a German historian.
1880 – Michel Fokine, a Russian dancer and choreographer.
1882 – Albert Coates, an English composer.
1888 – Georges Vanier, a Canadian general and politician.
1889 – Karel Doorman, a Dutch admiral.
1893 – Frank Borzage, an American actor and director.
1895 – Ngaio Marsh, a New Zealand author.
1897 – Folke Jansson, a Swedish athlete.
1897 – Lester B. Pearson, a Canadian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
1898 – Lucius D. Clay, an American general.
1899 – Bertil Ohlin, a Swedish economist who won the Nobel Prize.
1899 – Minoru Shirota, a Japanese doctor who invented Yakult.
1900 – Jim Bottomley, an American baseball player.
1900 – Joseph Green, a Polish-American actor and director.

Born After 1900

1901 – E. B. Ford, an English biologist.
1902 – Halldór Laxness, an Icelandic author who won the Nobel Prize.
1903 – Guy Simonds, a Canadian general.
1904 – Clifford Bricker, a Canadian runner.
1904 – Louis Muhlstock, a Polish-Canadian painter.
1904 – Duncan Renaldo, an American actor.
1907 – Lee Miller, an American model and photographer.
1907 – Fritz Wotruba, an Austrian sculptor.
1908 – Myron Waldman, an American animator.
1910 – Sheila Scott Macintyre, a Scottish mathematician.
1910 – Simone Simon, a French actress.
1911 – Ronald Neame, an English-American director.
1913 – Diosa Costello, a Puerto Rican-American entertainer.
1915 – Arnold Alexander Hall, an English engineer.
1916 – Yiannis Moralis, a Greek painter.
1916 – Sinah Estelle Kelley, an American chemist.
1917 – Dorian Leigh, an American model.
1917 – Tony Lupien, an American baseball player.
1918 – Maurice Druon, a French author.
1919 – Oleg Penkovsky, a Russian colonel.
1920 – Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, an English businessman.
1921 – Judy Agnew, the Second Lady of the United States.
1921 – Cleto Bellucci, an Italian archbishop.
1921 – Janet Blair, an American actress and singer.
1921 – Warren Spahn, an American baseball player.
1923 – Dolph Briscoe, an American politician who was Governor of Texas.
1923 – Avram Davidson, an American author.
1924 – Chuck Harmon, an American baseball player.
1924 – Bobby Rosengarden, an American drummer.
1926 – J.P. Donleavy, an American-Irish novelist.
1926 – Rifaat el-Mahgoub, an Egyptian politician.
1928 – Shirley Temple, a famous American child actress and later a diplomat.
1929 – George Steiner, a French-American philosopher.
1932 – Halston, an American fashion designer.
1932 – Jim Fixx, an American runner and author.
1933 – Annie Easley, an American computer scientist and engineer.
1934 – George Canseco, a Filipino composer.
1936 – Roy Orbison, a famous American singer-songwriter.
1937 – Victoria Glendinning, an English author.
1937 – David Mills, an English cricketer.
1937 – Barry Shepherd, an Australian cricketer.
1939 – Jorge Fons, a Mexican director.
1939 – Bill Hagerty, an English journalist.
1939 – Lee Majors, an American actor.
1939 – Ray Peterson, an American pop singer.
1940 – Michael Copps, an American politician.
1940 – Dale Houston, an American singer-songwriter.
1940 – Michael Kadosh, an Israeli footballer.
1941 – Jacqueline Boyer, a French singer.
1941 – Arie den Hartog, a Dutch bicycle racer.
1941 – Paavo Lipponen, a Finnish politician who became Prime Minister.
1941 – Michael Lynne, an American film producer.
1941 – Ed Stewart, an English radio host.
1941 – Ray Tomlinson, an American computer programmer, known for inventing email.
1942 – Sandra Dee, an American actress.
1943 – Gail Goodrich, an American basketball player.
1943 – Tony Esposito, a Canadian-American ice hockey player.
1943 – Frans Koppelaar, a Dutch painter.
1943 – Hervé Villechaize, a French actor.
1944 – Jean-François Stévenin, a French actor.
1946 – Blair Brown, an American actress.
1946 – Carlton Sherwood, an American journalist.
1947 – Robert Burgess, an English sociologist.
1947 – Glenn Cornick, an English bass player.
1947 – Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, an Irish civil rights leader.
1948 – Pascal Quignard, a French author.
1948 – Serge Thériault, a Canadian actor.
1949 – Paul Collier, an English economist.
1949 – David Cross, an English violinist.
1949 – John Miles, a British rock singer.
1950 – Rowley Leigh, an English chef.
1950 – Barbara McIlvaine Smith, a Native American politician.
1951 – Martin Bayerle, an American treasure hunter.
1952 – Narada Michael Walden, an American singer and producer.
1953 – James Russo, an American actor.
1954 – Stephen Dalton, an English air marshal.
1954 – Michael Moore, an American director and activist.
1955 – Judy Davis, an Australian actress.
1955 – Tony Miles, an English chess player.
1955 – Urmas Ott, an Estonian journalist.
1957 – Neville Brody, an English graphic designer.
1957 – Jan Hooks, an American actress and comedian.
1958 – Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, an Icelandic composer.
1958 – Ryan Walter, a Canadian ice hockey player.
1959 – Unity Dow, a Botswanan judge and author.
1960 – Valerie Bertinelli, an American actress.
1960 – Steve Clark, an English guitarist.
1960 – Barry Douglas, an Irish pianist.
1960 – Léo Jaime, a Brazilian singer.
1960 – Claude Julien, a Canadian ice hockey coach.
1961 – George Lopez, an American comedian and actor.
1961 – Pierluigi Martini, an Italian race car driver.
1962 – John Hannah, a Scottish actor.
1962 – Shaun Spiers, an English businessman.
1963 – Paul Belmondo, a French race car driver.
1963 – Robby Naish, an American windsurfer.
1964 – Gianandrea Noseda, an Italian conductor.
1965 – Leni Robredo, a Filipina human rights lawyer and Vice President.
1966 – Jörg Deisinger, a German bass player.
1966 – Matt Freeman, an American bass player.
1966 – Lembit Oll, an Estonian chess Grandmaster.
1967 – Rhéal Cormier, a Canadian baseball player.
1967 – Melina Kanakaredes, an American actress.
1968 – Bas Haring, a Dutch philosopher and writer.
1968 – Ken McRae, a Canadian ice hockey player.
1968 – Timothy McVeigh, an American involved in a major bombing event.
1969 – Martín López-Zubero, an American-Spanish swimmer.
1969 – Yelena Shushunova, a Russian gymnast.
1970 – Egemen Bağış, a Turkish politician.
1970 – Dennis Culp, an American singer.
1970 – Andrew Gee, an Australian rugby league player.
1970 – Hans Välimäki, a Finnish chef.
1970 – Tayfur Havutçu, a Turkish footballer.
1971 – Uli Herzner, a German-American fashion designer.
1972 – Pierre Labrie, a Canadian poet.
1972 – Peter Dench, an English photographer.
1972 – Amira Medunjanin, a Bosnian singer.
1973 – Patrick Poulin, a Canadian ice hockey player.
1974 – Carlos Dengler, an American bass player.
1974 – Michael Kerr, a New Zealand-German rugby player.
1975 – Bobby Shaw, an American football player.
1976 – Gabriel Damon, an American actor.
1976 – Aaron Dessner, an American guitarist and songwriter.
1977 – John Cena, an American professional wrestler and actor.
1977 – Andruw Jones, a Curaçaoan baseball player.
1977 – David Kidwell, a New Zealand rugby league player.
1977 – Willie Mitchell, a Canadian ice hockey player.
1977 – John Oliver, an English comedian and TV host.
1977 – Kal Penn, an Indian-American actor.
1977 – Bram Schmitz, a Dutch cyclist.
1977 – Lee Young-pyo, a South Korean footballer.
1978 – Gezahegne Abera, an Ethiopian runner.
1979 – Barry Hawkins, an English snooker player.
1979 – Jaime King, an American actress and model.
1979 – Joanna Krupa, a Polish-American model.
1979 – Samppa Lajunen, a Finnish skier.
1980 – Nicole den Dulk, a Dutch Paralympic equestrian.
1982 – Kyle Beckerman, an American footballer.
1982 – Tony Sunshine, an American singer.
1983 – Leon Andreasen, a Danish footballer.
1983 – Daniela Hantuchová, a Slovak tennis player.
1983 – Ian Henderson, an English rugby league player.
1984 – Alexandra Kosteniuk, a Russian chess player.
1984 – Moose, an American professional wrestler.
1984 – Jesse Lee Soffer, an American actor.
1985 – Angel Locsin, a Filipino actress.
1986 – Sven Kramer, a Dutch speed skater.
1986 – Alysia Montaño, an American runner.
1986 – Rafael Fernandes, a Brazilian baseball player.
1987 – Michael Arroyo, an Ecuadorian footballer.
1987 – John Boye, a Ghanaian footballer.
1987 – Emily Fox, an American basketball player.
1988 – Victor Anichebe, a Nigerian footballer.
1988 – Sandra Borch, a Norwegian politician.
1988 – Alistair Brownlee, an English triathlete.
1988 – Signe Ronka, a Canadian figure skater.
1988 – Lenka Wienerová, a Slovak tennis player.
1989 – Nicole Vaidišová, a Czech tennis player.
1990 – Rui Fonte, a Portuguese footballer.
1990 – Dev Patel, an English actor.
1991 – Britt Baker, an American professional wrestler.
1991 – Nathan Baker, an English footballer.
1991 – Caleb Johnson, an American singer.
1991 – Paul Vaughan, an Australian-Italian rugby league player.
1994 – Patrick Olsen, a Danish footballer.
1994 – Song Kang, a South Korean actor.
1995 – Gigi Hadid, an American fashion model.
1995 – Jamie Hayter, an English professional wrestler.
1996 – Carolina Alves, a Brazilian tennis player.
1997 – Zach Apple, an American swimmer.
1999 – Son Chaeyoung, a South Korean rapper and singer.
2000 – Chloe Kim, an American snowboarder.
2000 – Lee Jeno, a South Korean rapper and singer.
2018 – Prince Louis of Wales, a member of the British Royal Family.

Notable Deaths on April 23

Passed Away Before 1600

AD 303 – Saint George, a Roman soldier and martyr.
711 – Childebert III, a Frankish king.
725 – Wihtred of Kent, a king of Kent.
871 – Æthelred of Wessex, an English king.
915 – Yang Shihou, a Chinese general.
944 – Wichmann the Elder, a Saxon nobleman.
990 – Ekkehard II, a Swiss monk.
997 – Adalbert of Prague, a Czech bishop and saint.
1014 – Brian Boru, an Irish king.
1014 – Domnall mac Eimín, a Scottish leader.
1016 – Æthelred the Unready, an English king.
1124 – Alexander I of Scotland, a Scottish king.
1151 – Adeliza of Louvain, a queen of England.
1170 – Minamoto no Tametomo, a Japanese samurai.
1196 – Béla III of Hungary, a Hungarian king.
1200 – Zhu Xi, a Chinese philosopher.
1217 – Inge II of Norway, a Norwegian king.
1262 – Aegidius of Assisi, a companion of Saint Francis of Assisi.
1307 – Joan of Acre, an English princess.
1400 – Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford, an English nobleman.
1407 – Olivier de Clisson, a French soldier.
1501 – Domenico della Rovere, a Catholic cardinal.
1554 – Gaspara Stampa, an Italian poet.

Passed Away Between 1601 and 1900

1605 – Boris Godunov, a Russian ruler.
1616 – William Shakespeare, a famous English playwright and poet.
1616 – Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, a Spanish writer and historian.
1625 – Maurice, Prince of Orange, a Dutch leader.
1695 – Henry Vaughan, a Welsh poet.
1702 – Margaret Fell, an English religious leader who helped found the Religious Society of Friends.
1781 – James Abercrombie, a Scottish general.
1784 – Solomon I of Imereti, a Georgian king.
1792 – Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, a German theologian.
1794 – Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, a French lawyer.
1827 – Georgios Karaiskakis, a Greek general.
1839 – Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, a French admiral.
1850 – William Wordsworth, a famous English poet.
1865 & Silas Soule, an American soldier who spoke out about a difficult event.
1889 – Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, a French author.
1895 – Carl Ludwig, a German physician.

Passed Away After 1900

1905 – Gédéon Ouimet, a Canadian politician.
1907 – Alferd Packer, an American prospector.
1915 – Rupert Brooke, an English poet.
1936 – Teresa de la Parra, a French-Venezuelan author.
1951 – Jules Berry, a French actor.
1951 – Charles G. Dawes, an American politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
1959 – Bak Jungyang, a Korean politician.
1965 – George Adamski, a Polish-American writer on UFOs.
1966 – George Ohsawa, a Japanese founder of the Macrobiotic diet.
1981 – Josep Pla, a Catalan journalist.
1983 & Buster Crabbe, an American swimmer and actor.
1984 & Red Garland, an American pianist.
1985 & Sam Ervin, an American lawyer and politician.
1985 & Frank Farrell, an Australian rugby league player.
1986 & Harold Arlen, an American composer.
1986 & Jim Laker, an English cricketer.
1986 & Otto Preminger, a Ukrainian-American director.
1990 & Paulette Goddard, an American actress.
1991 & Johnny Thunders, an American singer.
1992 & Satyajit Ray, an Indian director.
1992 & Tanka Prasad Acharya, a Nepalese politician.
1993 & Cesar Chavez, an American activist who helped farm workers.
1995 & Douglas Lloyd Campbell, a Canadian politician.
1995 & Howard Cosell, an American journalist.
1995 & Riho Lahi, an Estonian journalist.
1995 & John C. Stennis, an American politician.
1996 & Jean Victor Allard, a Canadian general.
1996 & P. L. Travers, an Australian-English author.
1997 & Denis Compton, an English cricketer and footballer.
1998 & Konstantinos Karamanlis, a Greek politician.
1998 & James Earl Ray, an American involved in a significant historical event.
1998 & Thanassis Skordalos, a Greek singer.
2003 & Fernand Fonssagrives, a French-American photographer.
2004 & Herman Veenstra, a Dutch water polo player.
2005 & Joh Bjelke-Petersen, an Australian politician.
2005 & Robert Farnon, a Canadian-English composer.
2005 & Al Grassby, an Australian journalist.
2005 & John Mills, an English actor.
2005 & Romano Scarpa, an Italian author and illustrator.
2005 & Earl Wilson, an American baseball player.
2006 & Phil Walden, an American record producer.
2007 & Paul Erdman, a Canadian-American economist.
2007 & David Halberstam, an American journalist and historian.
2007 & Peter Randall, an English sergeant.
2007 & Boris Yeltsin, the first President of Russia.
2010 & Peter Porter, an Australian-born British poet.
2011 & James Casey, an English comedian.
2011 & Tom King, an American guitarist.
2011 & Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, an English businessman.
2011 & Max van der Stoel, a Dutch politician.
2011 & John Sullivan, an English screenwriter.
2012 & Lillemor Arvidsson, a Swedish trade union leader.
2012 & Billy Bryans, a Canadian drummer.
2012 & Chris Ethridge, an American bass player.
2012 & Raymond Thorsteinsson, a Canadian geologist.
2012 & LeRoy T. Walker, an American football coach.
2013 & Bob Brozman, an American guitarist.
2013 & Robert W. Edgar, an American educator.
2013 & Tony Grealish, an English footballer.
2013 & Antonio Maccanico, an Italian politician.
2013 & Frank W. J. Olver, an English-American mathematician.
2013 & Kathryn Wasserman Davis, an American philanthropist.
2014 & Benjamín Brea, a Spanish-Venezuelan musician.
2014 & Michael Glawogger, an Austrian director.
2014 & Jaap Havekotte, a Dutch speed skater.
2014 & Connie Marrero, a Cuban baseball player.
2014 & F. Michael Rogers, an American general.
2014 & Mark Shand, an English conservationist.
2014 & Patric Standford, an English composer.
2015 & Richard Corliss, an American journalist.
2015 & Ray Jackson, an Australian activist.
2015 & Pierre Claude Nolin, a Canadian politician.
2015 & Jim Steffen, an American football player.
2015 & Francis Tsai, an American author and illustrator.
2016 & Inge King, a German-born Australian sculptor.
2016 & Banharn Silpa-archa, a Thai politician.
2019 & Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick, an American soprano singer.
2019 & Jean, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
2021 & Dan Kaminsky, an American internet security researcher.
2022 & Orrin Hatch, an American politician.

Holidays and Observances

Christian feast day:
- Adalbert of Prague
- Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus
- Saint George
- Blessed Giles of Assisi
- Gerard of Toul
- Ibar of Beggerin (Meath)
- Toyohiko Kagawa (Episcopal and Lutheran Church)
- St George's Day (England) and its related observances:
  - La Diada de Sant Jordi (Catalonia, Spain)
- April 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Canada Book Day (Canada)
Castile and León Day (Castile and León)
Independence Day (Conch Republic, Key West, Florida)
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
Khongjom Day (Manipur)
National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Turkey and Northern Cyprus)
Navy Day (China)
World Book Day
UN English Language Day (United Nations)
UN Spanish Language Day (United Nations)