This is our day guide for Thursday April 23rd 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on April 23rd 2015
Public sector only
Brazil (regional): St. George's Day
This is the generally accepted date of St. George's death
Iceland: First Day of Summer
Known in Icelandic as 'Sumardagurinn fyrsti', this holiday is an Icelandic flag day and marks the arrival of the first day of summer
Israel: Independence Day
Israeli Independence Day commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948Regional
Spain (regional): Castile and León Community Day
Castile and León only. Commemorates of the Battle of Villalar in 1521Regional
Spain (regional): St. George's Day
Celebrated annually on April 23rd, as this is the generally accepted date of St. George's death
Turkiye: National Sovereignty and Children's Day
The holiday commemorates the first opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey at Ankara in 1920Not a Public Holiday
United Kingdom (regional): St. George's Day
Celebrated annually on April 23rd, as this is the generally accepted date of St. George's death| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 23rd 2015 | |
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| There are 7 public holidays today. | |
| Day 113 of 2015 | |
| 252 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 17 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2003 - All schools in Beijing, China, are closed for two weeks because of the SARS virus. | |
| 1971 - The final day of the Operation Dewey Canyon III protest against the Vietnam War. | |
| 1954 - Baseball legend Hank Aaron hits his first major league home run. | |
| 1858 - Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, the reluctant revolutionary of quantum mechanics, is born in Kiel, Germany. |
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