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Jawed Karim is a dual citizen of Germany and the United States.
April 23 in History
2005 — The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim
April 23 spans 48 recorded events across recorded history, from 215 BC to 2024. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.
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Historical Events
48 events
215 BC – 2024
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More major events on April 23
The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.
- 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
Did you know
He met fellow YouTube co-founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley while working at PayPal.
Did you know
The inaugural YouTube video, Me at the zoo, has been viewed over 395 million times as of June 2026.
Did you know
Karim designed many of PayPal's core components, including its real-time anti-fraud system.
Did you know
YouTube was co-founded by Jawed Karim, Steve Chen, and Chad Hurley in 2005.
-215
A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.
Temple in ancient Rome
599
Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city.
Calendar year
711
Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks.
Calendar year
1014
Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.
1014 battle between the Kingdom of Ireland and an Irish-Norse alliance
1016
Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.
King of England in 1016
1348
The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St.
George's Day.
1500
Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral reaches new coastline (Brazil).
Portuguese explorer (c. 1467/8 – c. 1520)
1516
The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.
Rules for manufacturing German beer
1521
Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.
1521 battle during the Revolt of the Comuneros
1635
The first public school in the United States, the Boston Latin School, is founded.
Magnet school in Boston, Massachusetts
1655
The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.
Battle of the Anglo-Spanish War
1660
Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.
1660 peace treaty to end the Second Northern War
1661
King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
1724
Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104, illustrating the topic of the Good Shepherd in pastoral music.
German composer (1685–1750)
1815
The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupts shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.
1815–17 rebellion within Serbia following its re-annexation by the Ottoman Empire
1879
Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
Catholic university in Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.
1891
Chilean Civil War: The ironclad Blanco Encalada is sunk at Caldera Bay by torpedo boats.
Conflict between the Army (pro-President) and Navy (pro-Congress)
1909
In Portugal, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Lisbon, killing at least 60 people and injuring 75.
Earthquake affecting Portugal
1918
World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
1919
The Estonian Constituent Assembly is held in Estonia, which marks the birth of the Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu.
1919 elected organ of Estonia
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.
1927
Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
Association football club in Cardiff, Wales
1935
The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.
2nd constitution of the Second Polish Republic, adopted in 1935
1940
The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.
1940 dance hall fire in Mississippi that killed 209
1941
World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
1942
World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
German air raids on British cities during World War II
1945
World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of Nazi Germany.
Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Göring that the telegram is treasonous.
1946
Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
President of the Philippines from 1946 to 1948
1949
Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
1927–1949 civil war in China
1951
Cold War: American journalist William N.
Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
1961
During the Algiers putsch by French generals, President Charles de Gaulle announces he has assumed emergency powers, and calls on troops and civilians to support him.
Attempted coup in French Algeria during the Algerian War
1966
Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people.
1966 aviation accident
1967
Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1), a crewed spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov, is launched into orbit.
Space exploration program conducted by the Soviet Union from 1951 to 1991
1968
Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
1971
Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
1971 Bangladesh–Pakistan armed conflict
1979
SAETA Flight 011 crashes in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 people on board.
The wreckage was not discovered until 1984.
1979
Blair Peach, a British activist, is fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.
1979 police killing of a protestor in London
1985
Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke.
The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months.
1990
Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Country in Southern Africa
1993
Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
Country in the Horn of Africa
1993
Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.
Country in South Asia
1999
NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Intergovernmental military alliance
2013
At least 111 people are killed and 233 injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq.
Violence in northern Iraq during the post-U.S. insurgency
2018
A vehicle-ramming attack kills 11 people and injures 15 in Toronto.
A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested.
2019
The April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers, with at least 50 others missing and presumed dead.
Fatal incident in Kachin State, Myanmar
2024
The 2024 Lumut mid-air collision in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.
Crash of two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters