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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_23" title="April 23">April 23</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Sovereignty_and_Children%27s_Day" title="National Sovereignty and Children's Day">National Sovereignty and Children's Day</a></b> in Turkey (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1467" title="1467">1467</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_wars_in_Europe" title="Ottoman wars in Europe">Ottoman wars in Europe</a>: Albanian leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg" title="Skanderbeg">Skanderbeg</a> defeated an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman</a> army under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballaban_Badera" title="Ballaban Badera">Ballaban Badera</a> to raise the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Kruj%C3%AB_(1466%E2%80%931467)" title="Siege of Krujë (1466–1467)">siege of Krujë</a></b>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The US Army's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="90th Infantry Division (United States)">90th Infantry Division</a> liberated <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flossenb%C3%BCrg_concentration_camp" title="Flossenbürg concentration camp">Flossenbürg concentration camp</a></b> in Germany, freeing 1,500 prisoners.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976" title="1976">1976</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones" title="Ramones">Ramones</a></b> released <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramones_(album)" title="Ramones (album)">their eponymous debut album</a></b>, which became highly influential on the emerging <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk rock</a> movement.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979" title="1979">1979</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Blair_Peach" title="Death of Blair Peach">Blair Peach</a></b>, a British activist, was fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Nazi_League" title="Anti-Nazi League">Anti-Nazi League</a> demonstration in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southall" title="Southall">Southall</a>, London, against a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Front_(UK)" title="National Front (UK)">National Front</a> election meeting.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018" title="2018">2018</a> – A man <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Toronto_van_attack" title="2018 Toronto van attack">intentionally struck pedestrians with a van</a></b> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonge_Street" title="Yonge Street">Yonge Street</a> in Toronto, Canada, leading to 11 deaths.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_France,_Duchess_of_Berry" title="Joan of France, Duchess of Berry">Joan of France</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1464); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandita_Ramabai" title="Pandita Ramabai">Pandita Ramabai</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1858); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1992)</p>