* Astronomy

Blobrana · L

RE: April 23rd

Blobrana · L

April 23 marks the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy in 1950

Spoiler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Navy

The ZX Spectrum 8-bit personal home computer was released in the United Kingdom in 1982
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum

Blobrana · L

The Ranger 4 spacecraft was launched on the 23rd April 1962
(Failed before lunar impact)
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/ranger-4/

Molniya 1-01, was successfully launched on April 23, 1965

Spoiler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molniya_(satellite)

Soyuz 1 was launched into orbit on 23 April 1967 carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t35455403/soyuz-1-mission/

The AGILE X-ray and Gamma ray astronomical satellite was launched on 23 April 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGILE_(satellite)

Blobrana · L

Rev. Dr. Thomas Romney Robinson (23 April 1792 - 28 February 1882) was an astronomer and physicist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thomas_Romney_Robinson

William Pearson (1767 - 1847) was an English schoolmaster and astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pearson_(astronomer)

Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (April 23, 1858 - October 4, 1947) was a German physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48838857/max-planck-1858-1947/

Saint George (ca. 275/281 - 23 April 303) was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42461052/saint-george/

William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48838954/william-shakespeare-1564-1616/

Blobrana · L

NGC 3501 was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan on the 23rd April 1881.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57366159/ngc-3501/

NGC 4807 German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 23rd April 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57366152/ngc-4807/

NGC 5133 was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on the 23rd April 1881.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57366148/ngc-5133/

Blobrana · L

GRB 090423 is a gamma-ray burst (GRB) detected by the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission on April 23, 2009 at 07:55:19 UTC.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t27373885/grb-090423/

Asteroid (1225) Ariane (1930 HK) was discovered on April 23, 1930 by Van Gent, H. at Johannesburg (LS).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1225_Ariane

The Pi Puppids meteor shower peaks on the 23rd April
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53445239/pi-puppids/

North Pacific Ocean asteroid impact 23 April 2001 (1-10 kilotons)
http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/impacts.html

Blobrana · L

Meteorites

The Braunschweig (L6) meteorite fell in Niedersachsen, Germany, on the 23rd April, 2013.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t32758927/braunschweig-meteor/