Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: April 23
April 23, 2025 is the 113th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 252 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Diamond is your modern birthstone. Opal is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: April 23
- 215 BC –A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.
- 1016 –Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as king of England,
- 1635 –The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1920 –The national council in Turkey denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces a temporary constitution.
- 1935 –The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.
- 1940 –The Rhythm Night Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.
- 1941 –World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
- 1951 –American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
- 1968 –Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
- 1997 –Omaria massacre in Algeria: 42 villagers are killed.
Who were born on April 23?
- 1725 –Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (d. 1755)
- 1891 –Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer (d. 1953)
- 1895 –Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand writer (d. 1982)
- 1921 –Janet Blair, American actress (d. 2007)
- 1940 –Michael Copps, American Federal Government official
- 1948 –Pascal Quignard, French author
- 1957 –Neville Brody, English graphic designer, typographer and art director
- 1958 –Gene Scheer, American opera librettist and songwriter
- 1969 –Byron Thames, American actor
- 1972 –Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer
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