Unix Timestamp: 672364800
Tuesday, April 23. 1991, 12:00:00 AM UTC

A tropical cyclone hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 138,000 people.

A powerful earthquake kills at least 360 people in Georgia.

70 tornadoes break out in the central United States, killing 17. The most notable tornado of the day strikes Andover, Kansas.

Prime Minister of IcelandSteingrímur Hermannsson resigns following an inconclusive parliamentary election on April 20. On April 30, he is succeeded as prime minister by Davíð Oddsson.

Esko Aho, age 36, becomes the youngest-ever Prime Minister of Finland.

STS-39: Space Shuttle "Discovery" lifts off from Cape Canaveral to study instruments related to the Strategic Defense Initiative. The mission ends on May 6.

STS-39: Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' lifts off from Cape Canaveral to study instruments related to the Strategic Defense Initiative. The mission ends on May 6.