What happened on April 23?

On a day like today, On April 23, 1563, Architect John the Baptist Toledo Laying of the first stone of the San Lorenzo de El Escorial Monastery in Madrid. King Philip II ordered the construction of the building, which had large dimensions, exceptional for that time. After the death of Juan Bautista de Toledo, the work was continued by Juan de Herrera, who left his mark on the architecture of the Spanish Renaissance with his “Hererian” style, characterized by straight lines, the absence of ornament and the strict emphasis of buildings.

also On April 23, but 2018, a multiplayer hit-and-run game in Toronto (Canada) killed ten people and injured fifteen. A white truck crashes into pedestrians walking on the sidewalk of a busy city street. The anger was caused by Alec Minassian, who admitted that the motive for the attack was due to his involuntary celibate status.

Want to know more? Discover the astrological calendar for April 23 and see what happened, who was born and who died on a day like this day. Also, don’t miss what your horoscope and saints celebrate today.

What happened on April 23?

1917: Construction work on the Madrid metro begins.

1976: The first Cervantes Prize is awarded to the writer Jorge Guillen.

1986: 23 young men committed suicide in Japan after 18-year-old pop singer Yukito Okada did so.

ninety-five and ninety-five: Mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza became the first woman to enter the Royal San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts.

2002: Uruguay cuts diplomatic ties with Cuba after trying to persuade the United Nations to investigate Fidel Castro’s regime.

2003: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Prime Minister Abu Mazen sign a historic agreement to form a Palestinian government.

2005: The first YouTube video titled Me at the zoo has been posted.

2010: Greece is calling for the release of the EU-IMF bailout to try to get the country out of its budgetary and financial crisis.

Who was born on April 23?

1928: Shirley Temple, American actress.

1936: Roy Orbison, American singer.

1943: Carmen Cervera, Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisa, Spanish.

1969: Martín López Zubero, Spanish American swimmer.

1976: Passion Vega, Spanish singer.

Sixty-nine and ninety-six: Alejandro Marquez, Alex Marquez, Spanish motorcyclist.

Who died on April 23?

1967: Edgar Neville, Spanish writer.

1981: Josep Pla, Spanish writer

2002: Naranjito de Triana, Spanish singer.

2005: Sir John Mills, British actor.

2007: Boris Yeltsin, the first Russian president.

2016: Miguel Picasso, Spanish filmmaker.

What is celebrated on April 23?

Today is April 23 World Book Day.

Your horoscope for April 23

Those born on the 23rd of April belong to the sign of the zodiac. Taurus.

Santoral on April 23

Today, April 23, it is celebrated Saint George, Saint Felix and Saint Gerard.