Historical Events April 23.

1635: The first public school Boston Latin School, was founded in Boston.

1921: Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from his job as an Indian Civil Servant in England and came back to India.

1990: Namibia joined the United Nations.

1995: World Book and Copyright Day celebrated for the first time.

2005: The first-ever YouTube video, Me at the zoo, was uploaded.

Famous Birthdays April 23

1791: James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States. 

1858: Pandita Ramabai, an Indian female feminist, Women’s rights & Education activist.

1873: Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde, an Indian social and religious reformer.

1927: Annapurna Devi, an Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player of Hindustani classical music.

1935: Kakkanadan, an Indian short story writer and novelist in the Malayalam language.

1938: S. Janaki, an Indian playback singer.

1969: Manoj Bajpai, an Indian film actor.

1977: John Cena, an American professional wrestler, actor, and television presenter.

Death Anniversaries April 23

1616: William Shakespeare, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language.

1850: William Wordsworth, an English Romantic poet.

1968: Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist.

1992: Satyajit Ray, an Indian film director, writer, illustrator, and music composer.

2013: Shamshad Begum, an Indian singer.