eso ha pasado un 23 Abril

1860 : Treaty of Turin


22 and 23 April 1860, the Treaty of Turin related Savoy and the County of Nice to France is acclaimed by people through a referendum.

1940 : Fire in a nightclub


On 23 April 1940, a fire broke out in a nightclub in Natchez, Mississippi. 200 people were killed.

1967 : Soyuz I crashed on earth


April 23, 1967, the Soyuz I spacecraft crashed on the ground when it returned. Its parachute did not open and cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov were killed.

1984 : Press Conference of Robert Gallo on AIDS


On 23 April 1984, the American professor Robert Gallo announced the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus, which destroys the human immune system, claiming the discovery of the team of Professor Luc Montagnier of the Pasteur Institute. Professor Montagnier had asked a U.S. team to help him growing the virus. The dispute between Gallo and Montagnier ended in 1987 by an agreement. However, in 2008, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Professors Montagnier and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, from the Institut Pasteu,r for their discovery.

1985 : Launching new Coke


On 23 April 1985, the Coca-Cola launched a new cola called New Coke. It was a failure, and a few months later, the company returned to the marketing of the original coke only.

Actualidad del día : 23 Abril

World Book and Copyright Day
On 23 April, under the auspices of UNESCO, actions are held in the world to promote everything about books, from reading to publishing.
Children's Day in Turkey
On April 23 we celebrate the children in Turkey. On this day, many events are organized.

Cita del día : 23 Abril

Luc Montagnier
I am very puzzled by the fact that young people are getting infected again. They don't take precautions despite an enormous amount of information. It's like riding a race car at 200 kilometers an hour. Some people like the risk.

Cumpleaños : 23 Abril

William Shakespeare, Poeta y dramaturgo inglés (1564)
James Buchanan, 15o Presidente de los Estados Unidos (1791)
Ruggero Leoncavallo, Compositor italiano (1857)
Max Planck, Físico alemán, Premio Nobel (1858)
Frank Borzage, Director de cine americano (1894)
Ngaio Marsh, Escritora de Nueva Zelanda (1895)
Lester B. Pearson, Político canadiense, Premio Nobel de la Paz (1897)
Simone Simon, Actriz francesa (1910)
Maurice Druon, Dramaturgo francés (1918)
Shirley Temple, Actriz y diplomática americana (1928)
Lee Majors, Actor americano (1939)
Paavo Lipponen, Político finlandés (1941)
Jean-François Stévenin, Actor francés (1944)
Michel Leeb, Comediante francés (1947)
Michael Moore, Director de cine americano (1954)
Kenji Kawai, Compositor japonés (1957)
John Hannah, Actor escocés (1962)
Melina Kanakaredes, Actriz americana (1967)
Lauri Ylönen, Músico finlandés (The Rasmus) (1979)
Chris Sharma, Escalador americano (1981)
Dev Patel, Actor inglés (1990)

Nos han dejado un 23 Abril

William Shakespeare, Poeta y dramaturgo inglés (1616)
Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, Novelista francés (1889)
Jules Berry, Actor y director de cine francés (1951)
Buster Crabbe, Actor y nadador americano (1983)
Otto Preminger, Director de cine americano (1986)
Paulette Goddard, Actriz americana (1990)
Satyajit Ray, Director de cine indio (1992)
John Mills, Actor inglés (2005)
Boris Eltsine, Político ruso (2007)
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