April 23
1616
Playwright William Shakespeare died in Stratford-on-Avon, England.
1954
Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs.
1969
Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death (later reduced to a life sentence) for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
1985
Coca-Cola announced that it was changing its formula and introduced New Coke.
1998
James Earl Ray, convicted of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died.
2004
The U.S. resumed diplomatic relations with Libya.
Birthdays
William Shakespeare
1564–1616, English dramatist and poet, born in Stratford-on-Avon.
J.M.W. Turner
painter (1775)
James Buchanan
President (1791)
Max Planck
physicist (1858)
Sergei Prokofiev
composer (1891)
Ngaio Marsh
detective story writer (1899)
Shirley Temple Black
actress, politician (1928)