On this day: April 23

National days on this date

• National Sovereignty and Children's DayA holiday commemorating the opening of the Grand National Assembly in 1920, dedicated to children.

Events

1. 2025 İstanbul earthquake of 2025 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck İstanbul in northwestern Turkey on April 23, 2025

Births

1. 1865 Ali-Agha Shikhlinski Russian and Azerbaijani general
2. 1880 Ruben Orbeli Armenian archaeologist (1880-1943)
3. 1910 Sobir Kamolov Uzbek politician (1910–1990)
4. 1938 Ajdar Ismayilov Soviet philologist and politician
5. 1953 Gulchohra Mammadova Azerbaijani architect and academic
6. 1991 Eren Albayrak Turkish association football player (born 1991)
7. 2002 Feruza Sadikova Uzbekistani taekwondo practitioner
8. 2003 Govhar Beydullayeva Azerbaijani chess player