April 23
People born on this day are Taurus.
- 1967
Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1), a crewed spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov, is launched into orbit.
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Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
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Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
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SAETA Flight 011 crashes in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 people on board. The wreckage was not discovered until 1984.
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Blair Peach, a British activist, is fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.
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Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months.
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Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
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Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.
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The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim.
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A vehicle-ramming attack kills 11 people and injures 15 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested.
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The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.
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2018Prince Louis of Wales, British royal
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2000Chloe Kim, American snowboarder
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2000Lee Jeno, South Korean rapper, vocalist and dancer
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1999Son Chaeyoung, South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter
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1999Laufey, Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician
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1996Carolina Alves, Brazilian tennis player
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1995Gigi Hadid, American fashion model and television personality
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1995Jamie Hayter, English professional wrestler
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1994Song Kang, South Korean actor
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1991Britt Baker, American professional wrestler
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1991Nathan Baker, English footballer
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1991Caleb Johnson, American singer-songwriter
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