23 April (people)

* 1616 - Writer William Shakespeare died.
* 1904 - Actor Leslie French was born.The Independent
* 1921 - Actor Gerald Campion was born.The Guardian
* 1922 - Actor Jack May was born.The Independent ObituaryBFI
* 1928 - Controller of BBC One Bill Cotton was born.People Pill
* 1955 - Writer Paul McAuley was born.People Pill
* 1961 - Penciller Art Wetherell was born.People Pill
* 1968 - Actor Ricky Groves was born.People Pill
* 1974 - Actor Verona Joseph was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 1975 - Actor William Hartnell died.Famous Birthdays
* 1981 - Actor Gemma Whelan was born.Famous Birthdays
* 1987 - Actor Kelly Gough was born.People Pill
* 1988 - Actor Alan Judd died.Jim Low
* 1998 - Actor Denis Goacher died.The Independent
* 2006 - Actor Geoffrey Colville died.Aveleyman
* 2010 - Actor Eiji Kusuhara died.Aveleyman
* 2013 - Actor Norman Jones died.Aveleyman
* 2019 - Actor Edward Kelsey died.The Guardian