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The 113th day of the year, i.e. 23 April, is recorded in history as a loss of literature and cinema, two great pillars of art and expression. On this day, the immortal creator of English literature, William Shakespeare, said goodbye to the world. At the same time, the legendary director of Indian cinema, Satyajit Ray, also passed away on this day.
The importance of 23 April is not limited to literature and film only. This day also proved to be a milestone in the field of internet and digital media. On this day in 2005, the first video was uploaded on YouTube. Which was shot by its co-founder Javed Karim at the San Diego Zoo. Starting from that one video, today YouTube has become a platform where millions of views, likes and subscribers are counted every minute.
Other major events that happened on 23 April-
1616 Famous playwright and poet William Shakespeare died.
1660 Agreement on the Oliva Treaty between Sweden and Poland.
1661 Coronation of British Emperor Charles II.
1858 Veer Kunwar Singh, a warrior of India’s first war of independence, passed away.
1981 Soviet Union conducted an underground nuclear test.
1984 Scientists identified the HIV virus for the first time.
1985 Coca-Cola launched a new drink named ‘New Coke’ in the market, which failed and later the original drink was brought back under the name ‘Coca-Cola Classic’.
1987 Supreme Court gave a historic decision to give property rights to widows.
1992 Film director Satyajit Ray passed away.
1993 Referendum for independence from Ethiopia began in Eritrea.
1995 World Book Day was celebrated for the first time on 23 April.
2005 First video was uploaded on YouTube.
2007 Russia’s first elected President Boris Yeltsin passed away.
2021 14 Covid patients died in a fire in the ICU of a private hospital in Virar, Maharashtra.
2023 Sikh separatist leader Amritpal Singh arrested.
2024 10 soldiers killed in collision between two military helicopters in Malaysia.
