April 23

Today in History
• 1014 - King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats Viking forces at Battle of Clontarf
• 1348 - 1st English order of knighthood founded (Order of Garter)
• 1662 - Connecticut chartered as an English colony
• 1795 - William Hastings acquitted in England of high treason
• 1851 - Canada issues its 1st postage stamps
• 1878 - 1st Dutch test drive of steam tram
• 1891 - Jews are expelled from Moscow, Russia
• 1896 - Premier of motion pictures (Koster and Bial's Music Hall, New York City)


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Army Reserves Birthday
• Canada Book Day
• London Marathon
• National Email Day
• Orthodox Holy Saturday
• Saint George's Day
• Spanish Language Day
• World Book Day

Birthdays
• 1141 - King Malcolm IV of Scotland, nicknamed Virgo "the Maiden" King of Scots
• 1464 - Johanna van Valois, Queen of France
• 1564 - William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright
• 1598 - Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, naval commander
• 1621 - William Penn, English admiral and politician, founder of Pennsylvania
• 1697 - George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, British Royal Navy officer
• 1731 - William Williams, American merchant (signed US Declaration of Independence)
• 1791 - James Buchanan, Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, 15th U.S. president, 1857-61