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Saturday, 23 April 2016

April 23

April 23
1348 The first English order of knighthood is founded.
1500 Pedro Cabral claims Brazil for Portugal.



1896 Motion pictures premiere in New York City.
1914 The Federals defeat Kansas City 9-1 in the first major league game to be played in Chicago’s Weeghman Park, later renamed Wrigley Field.
1915 The ACA becomes the National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA), the forerunner of NASA.



Born on April 23
1547 Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author (Don Quixote).
1564 William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet.



1928 Shirley Temple Black, child actress, later U.S. ambassador.