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23 April in Indian and World History

23 April is the birth anniversary of Pandita Ramabai Medhavi, Ganga Prasad Srivastava, and Annapurna Devi and the death anniversary of Pt. Madhavrao Sapre, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Dhirendra Verma, and Satyajit Ray. Among others, 23 April is also remembered for the discovery of the AIDS virus, the upload of the first video on YouTube, Coca-Cola's launch of a new Coke formula and West Indies’ explosive batsman Chris Gayle's fastest century in cricket history in just 30 balls.