Talk:April 23

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April 23: 150th birthday of physicist Max Planck; Administrative Professionals' Day in Canada and the United States (2008); World Book and Copyright Day; Children's Day in Turkey; St George's Day in various countries 1661 – Charles II was crowned King of England, Ireland, and Scotland at Westminster Abbey. 1827 – Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton (pictured) presented his Theory of Systems of Rays. 1920 – The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Turkish unicameral parliament, was founded in Ankara in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence. 1923 – Gdynia was inaugurated as a Polish seaport on the coast of Gdańsk Bay, a southwestern bay of the Baltic Sea. 1961 – Dressed in his 1940s-vintage general's uniform, President Charles de Gaulle delivered a televised speech calling on the military personnel and civilians of France to oppose the Algiers putsch, a coup d'état attempt against him. 1968 – Students protesting the Vietnam War at Columbia University in New York City took over administration buildings and shut down the university. More events: April 22 – April 23 – April 24 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 05:03, June 14, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Contents 1 Battle of Villalar 2 Holidays and observances 3 Gregorian calendar 4 "Cupstacking champion"?

[edit] Battle of Villalar

The Battle of Villalar is listed only on webpages that are about april 23 or about lists of battles. how significant WAS this battle? Kingturtle 10:16, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Holidays and observances

• Israel - Yom Ha'atzma'ut (Israeli Independence Day) for 2007: (the observed date of this national holiday is determined by the Jewish Calendar).

The Yom Ha'atzma'ut says that this is celebrated on April 24, not the 23. I understand the proublem with Jewish holidays beginning at sundown and lasting until the next sun down. But I don't know which will be the corect date to cite. -Kode 14:50, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gregorian calendar

I have removed referenced to the Gregorian dates in the events calendar. Since this is our default calendar in the West I see no need to add this. Comments? Thanks,Hu Gadarn 15:37, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Cupstacking champion"?

Someone has added a "cupstacking champion" to the birth list for notable people. I'm wondering what people think about this. It is not a redlinked bday but hardly seems notable. My concern is that this lead to an endless list of bdays or articles on people with such historically monumental relevant characteristics as "Winner of Grade 3 sack race" and "Employee of the Month". Thoughts? Thanks, Hu Gadarn 15:37, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

They meet the criteria - they have a Wikipedia page. If they are notable enough for that then they are notable enough to be listed in under Births (at least that is the criteria as I understand it). If you feel that they are not notable then nominate the page for a delete. I know it sounds silly but people do take cup stacking seriously. No accounting for taste I suppose :-D -- Borameer ™ 18:57, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough. Hu Gadarn 20:39, 15 February 2007 (UTC)