Who Was Born Today – April 23 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on April 23 | ||
1547 | Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author (Don Quixote). | |
1564 | William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet. | |
1791 | James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States (1857-1861). | |
1813 | Stephen A. Douglas, American politician. | |
1897 | Lucius D. Clay, U.S. military governor of occupied Berlin. | |
1902 | Halldór Laxness, Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic novelist (The Fish Can Sing, Paradise Reclaimed). | |
1926 | J.P. Donlevey, American-born Irish writer (The Ginger Man). | |
1926 | Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Mercury and Gemini astronaut, died in an accident on Apollo 1. | |
1928 | Shirley Temple Black, child actress, later U.S. ambassador. | |
1932 | Jim Fixx, runner and writer who popularized running as a form of exercise in the 1970s. |