April 23rd in History

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April 23rd in History

1348: English order of knighthood founded
1661: King Charles II crowned the King of Great Britain and Ireland
1965: The USSR launch its first communications satellite
1967: Russian Vladimir Komarov becomes the first man to make two spaceflights
1984: The United States announce the discovery of the AIDS virus

April 23rd birthdays

1564: William Shakespeare, English playwright
1775: J.M Turner, English artist
1858: Max Planck, German physicist
1899: Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer
1926: James Donleavey, Irish novelist
1928: Shirley Temple, American film star