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| About April 23rd is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 252 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. April 23rd is the International Day of the Book and World Book and Copyright Day. Births 1791 - James Buchanan, 15th U.S President 1921 - Warren Spahn, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher 1936 - Roy Orbison, singer, songwriter ("Oh, Pretty Woman") 1939 - Lee Majors, actor (The Six Million Dollar Man) 1954 - Michael Moore, filmmaker, political activist 1961 - George Lopez, comedian, actor 1977 - John Cena, professional wrestler 1990 - Dev Patel, (Slumdog Millionaire) Deaths 1951 - Charles G. Dawes, 30th U.S Vice President 1995 - Howard Cosell, sports announcer, journalist 2007 - Boris Yeltsin, first freely elected Russian President 2007 - David Halberstam, author, journalist Events 1789 - U.S. President-elect George Washington and his wife Martha Washington move in into the Franklin House in New York City, the first presidential mansion. 1908 - Tthe Army Reserve are created to provide a reserve of medical officers to the United States Army. 1914 - Wrigley Field, originally known as Weeghman Park and home to the Chicago Chi-Feds, opens. 1954 - Hank Aaron hits the first of his 755 major-league home runs. 1962 - NASA launches Ranger 4, the first United States spacecraft to reach the moon's surface. 1985 - The charity album We Are the World album is released. 1985 - Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke - the old formula was back in 3 months as Coca Cola Classic. 1987 - The Chrysler Corporation purchases the Italy-based high-performance car maker Lamborghini. 1993 - McDonalds opens its first restaurant in Beijing, China with 700 seats and 29 cash registers. |
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