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To deal with the volatile issue of whether to extend slavery into US territories, Douglas became the foremost advocate of popular sovereignty, which held that the voters of each territory should be allowed to decide.
Famous Birthdays on April 23
1813 — Stephen A. Douglas
American educator and politician, 7th Illinois Secretary of State (died 1861)
April 23 has 231 recorded notable births across history, from 1185 to 2018. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 2005 The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim. Source
- 1949 Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy. Source
- 1920 The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution. Source
- 1635 The first public school in the United States, the Boston Latin School, is founded. Source
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In 2020, he became the drummer of Journey replacing Steve Smith.
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Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, codenamed Hero and Yoga was a Soviet military intelligence (GRU) colonel during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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Gail Goodrich is best known for scoring a then record 42 points for UCLA in the 1965 NCAA championship game vs.
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Lieutenant-General Guy Granville Simonds, was a senior Canadian Army officer who served with distinction during World War II.
More major people born on April 23
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1952
Narada Michael Walden
American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
Narada Michael Walden is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer.
1919
Oleg Penkovsky
Russian colonel (died 1963)
Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, codenamed Hero and Yoga was a Soviet military intelligence (GRU) colonel during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
1943
Gail Goodrich
American basketball player and coach
Gail Charles Goodrich Jr. is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1903
Guy Simonds
English-Canadian general (died 1974)
Lieutenant-General Guy Granville Simonds, was a senior Canadian Army officer who served with distinction during World War II.
1984
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Russian chess player
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1986
Sven Kramer
Dutch speed skater
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1923
Avram Davidson
American soldier and author (died 1993)
Avram Davidson was an American writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction, as well as the author of many stories that do not fit into a genre niche.
1916
Ivo Lola Ribar
Yugoslav communist politician, military leader, and People's Hero of Yugoslavia (died 1943)
Ivan Ribar, known as Ivo Lola or Ivo Lolo, was a Yugoslav Croat communist politician and military leader. In the 1930s, he became one of the closest associates of Josip Broz Tito, leader of the Yugoslav Communist Party.
1794
Wei Yuan
Chinese scholar and author (died 1856)
Wei Yuan, born Wei Yuanda (魏遠達), courtesy names Moshen (默深) and Hanshi (漢士), art name Liangtu (良圖), was a Chinese scholar-official, historian, geographer, and a major reformist thinker of the late Qing Dynasty of China.
1959
Unity Dow
Botswanan judge, author, and rights activist
Unity Dow is a Motswana lawyer, author, human rights activist and Member of Parliament for Kgatleng West since October 2024.
1960
Claude Julien
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Claude Julien is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1977
Andruw Jones
Curaçaoan baseball player
Andruw Rudolf Jones is a Curaçaoan former professional baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Atlanta Braves.
1955
Judy Davis
Australian actress
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1564
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet (died 1616)
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
1966
Matt Freeman
American bass player
Roger Matthew Freeman, also known as Matt McCall, is an American musician best known as the bassist of punk rock band Rancid.
1901
E. B. Ford
English biologist and geneticist (died 1988)
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1946
Blair Brown
American actress
Bonnie Blair Brown is an American theater, film and television actress.
1926
J.P. Donleavy
American-Irish novelist and playwright (died 2017)
James Patrick Donleavy, popularly known as J. P. Donleavy, was an American-Irish author, short story writer, novelist, and playwright.
1957
Jan Hooks
American actress and comedian (died 2014)
Janet Vivian Hooks was an American actress and comedian. She was best known for her tenure on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where she was a repertory player from 1986 to 1991.