Saturday, April 23, 1988 is a Saturday. It is day 114 of 1988 (31.1% through the year), ISO week 16, in Q2.
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Saturday, April 23, 1988 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2018: A man intentionally struck pedestrians with a van on Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, leading to 11 deaths.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to April 23.
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Historical Milestones
A man intentionally struck pedestrians with a van on Yonge Street in Toronto, Canada, leading to 11 deaths.
2018 Toronto van attack →Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law the controversial anti–illegal immigration bill SB 1070, much of which was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jan Brewer →The gamma-ray burst GRB 090423 was detected coming from the most distant astronomical object of any kind known at the time.
Gamma-ray burst →The ZX Spectrum (pictured), Britain's best-selling microcomputer, was released.
ZX Spectrum →Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, was fatally injured while taking part in an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a National Front election meeting in Southall, London.
Death of Blair Peach →The American band the Ramones released their debut album, which became highly influential on the emerging punk rock movement.
Ramones →The Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, the first album on their own label, Rolling Stones Records.
The Rolling Stones →Batting for the Milwaukee Braves against Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals, Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs in Major League Baseball.
Batting (baseball) →American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the communist government of Czechoslovakia.
William N. Oatis →World War II: The US Army's 90th Infantry Division liberated Flossenbürg concentration camp (pictured) in Germany, freeing 1,500 prisoners.
World War II →Second World War: In retaliation for the Royal Air Force's bombing of Lübeck, the Luftwaffe began a series of air raids across England, beginning with Exeter.
World War II →Cardiff City defeated Arsenal 1–0 in the FA Cup final (match programme pictured) in the only time the FA Cup has been won by a non-English team.
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Questions & Answers
Saturday, April 23, 1988 falls on a Saturday.
14,026 days ago (38 years, 4 months, 24 days ago). It is day 114 of 1988 with 252 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Saturday, April 23, 1988 is written as XXIII.IV.MCMLXXXVIII (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is First Quarter (approx. 43% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Taurus.