Category: This Day In History April 23

Categories: This Day In History April

Historic Events:

• 1985 - New Coke debuts; Coca-Cola announced it is changing its secret flavor formula

Famous Birthdays:

• 1791 - James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States

• 1897 - Lester B. Pearson, 14th prime minister of Canada

• 1928 - Shirley Temple, Santa Monica, California, American actress, famous as a child star in the 1930s (Bright Eyes, Heidi) and diplomat

Famous Deaths:

• 1016 - Æthelred II the Unready, King of England

• 1616 - William Shakespeare (b. 1564 Julian year) dies at 52; Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69

• 1850 - William Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80

• 1951 - Charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1865)

James Buchanan 23 Apr 1791 Cove Gap, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Jun 1868

Judy Davis 1950s

Gordon Hirabayashi 23 Apr 1918 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 02 Jan 2012

Lester Pearson 23 Apr 1897 Newtonbrook, Ontario, Canada - 27 Dec 1972

William Shakespeare abt 23 Apr 1564 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England - 23 Apr 1616

Shirley (Temple) Temple-Black 23 Apr 1928 Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States - 10 Feb 2014

Æthelred (Wessex) of England abt 0966 Wessex, England - 23 Apr 1016

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