April 23rd (2005) was a Saturday. It's the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 253 days left to the end of the year.
April 23rd Famous Deaths for 2005
» Joh Bjelke-Petersen, New Zealand-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (b. 1911)
» Robert Farnon, Canadian-English trumpet player, composer, and conductor (b. 1917)
» Al Grassby, Australian journalist and politician (b. 1928)
» John Mills, English actor (b. 1908)
» Romano Scarpa, Italian illustrator (b. 1927)
» Earl Wilson (baseball) or Earl Wilson, American baseball player, coach, and educator (b. 1934)
April 23rd Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Adalbert of Prague
» Saint George or George
» Gerard of Toul
» Toyohiko Kagawa (Episcopal Church (United States) named Episcopal Church; Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
» April 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Independence Day (Conch Republic, Key West, Florida)
» Canada Book Day (Canada)
» Latest day on which Good Friday can fall, while March 20 is the earliest; celebrated on Friday before Easter. (Christianity)