Do you know William Shakespeare was born on 23 April & he died on the same date? 

Historical Significance of April 23 along with the important events taken place on this day

There are so many incidents in history that often amazes us and history have been often subjugated by almost all of us during our school days, but now we repent it because competitive exams ask for more than just remembering the facts. We are here to accompany you to accomplish your dream of clearing the competitive exams. Following are some of the historical events that happened on this day which you need to know.

Here are some of the events happened in Indian history: 

Actor Manoj Bajpayee born

Born in Narkatiaganj, Bihar, on April 23, 1969, Manoj Bajpayee is a famous Bollywood celebrity. At the age of 17, he relocated to Delhi and applied for the National School of Drama but got rejected four times. He got his feature film debut with a one-minute role in Drohkaal (1994), and a minor role of a dacoit in Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen (1994). He is got Two National Film and four Filmfare awards in his name.

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Indian social reformer Pandita Ramabai born

Born in Mangalore, Karnataka Ramabhai was a social reformer and a pioneer in education. She is the first women who got the title of Pandita as a Sanskrit scholar and Sarasvati after being examined by the faculty of the University of Calcutta.

Author George Varghese Kakkanadan born

Commonly known by the name of Kakkanadan, was an Indian short storyteller and novelist in the Malayalam language. Born in Tiruvalla, Kerala on 23 April 1935, he is a recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards

1014 King Brian murdered by Vikings

Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland is assassinated by a group of retreating Norsemen after his Irish forces defeated them.

William Shakespeare born

Famous dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratford on 23 April 1564. Venus and Adonis were the first poems of Shakespeare. He died in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1616.

1778 John Paul Jones burns Whitehaven England

on April 23, 1778, John Paul Jones, with 30 volunteers from his ship, the USS Ranger, launches a surprise attack on the two harbor forts at Whitehaven, England.

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Poet-Soldier Rupert Brooke dies in Greece

Young scholar poet Rupert Brooke serving as an officer in the British Royal Navy, dis of blood poisoning on a hospital ship anchored off the Greece Iceland of Skyros.

1975 President Ford says that war is finished for America.

President Gerald Ford in a speech at Tulane University says the Vietnam War is finished as far as America is concerned.

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