April 23 - Ready for my Close-up

Ready for my Close-up

This Day In History

1014

Ard Rí na hÉireann Brian Boru defeats his enemies at Clontarf, but is killed in battle.

1348

The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St George's Day.

1910

Theodore Roosevelt made his The Man in the Arena speech.

1985

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 3 months.

Famous Birthdays

1141

King Malcolm IV of Scotland (d. 1165)

1564

William Shakespeare, English writer and actor (d. 1616)

1725

Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (d. 1755)

1775

J. M. W. Turner, English painter (d. 1851)

1792

John Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882)

1858

Max Planck, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)

1891

Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer (d. 1953)

1895

Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand crime writer (d. 1982)

1923

Avram Davidson, American science fiction, fantasy, and crime writer (d. 1993)

1928

Shirley Temple, American actress and politician

1932

Jim Fixx, American athlete and writer (d. 1984)

1936

Roy Orbison, American singer and musician (d. 1988)

1939

Lee Majors, American actor

1962

John Hannah, Scottish actor

1967

Melina Kanakaredes, American actress

1977

Kal Penn, American actor