June 23rd, 1197

Born on June 23rd, 1197

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 302,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 941 days, exactly on January 23rd, 2027, people who were born on June 23rd, 1197 will be 303,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 23rd?

June 23rd, 2016

Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the European Union.

June 23rd, 2014

Under the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 2118, the last of Syria's declared chemical weapons were shipped out for destruction.

June 23rd, 1992

Croatian War of Independence: The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina against the Croatian Army who had captured the plateau.

June 23rd, 1991

The first installment of the video-game series Sonic the Hedgehog was released.

June 23rd, 1985

A bomb attributed to the Sikh separatist group Babbar Khalsa destroyed Air India Flight 182 above the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 329 on board.

June 23rd, 1982

Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.

June 23rd, 1973

The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions.

June 23rd, 1972

President Richard Nixon signed Title IX (co-author Patsy Mink pictured) into law as part of the Education Amendments, prohibiting gender discrimination in any educational program receiving U.S. federal funds.

June 23rd, 1956

In a nationwide referendum, Gamal Abdel Nasser (pictured) was elected President of Egypt, a post he held until his death in 1970.

June 23rd, 1926

The College Board administered the first SAT, a major standardized test for university and college admissions in the United States.

June 23rd, 1894

Led by French historian Pierre de Coubertin, an international congress at the Sorbonne in Paris formed the International Olympic Committee to revive the ancient Olympic Games.

June 23rd, 1887

The Parliament of Canada passed the Rocky Mountains Park Act, creating Banff National Park in Alberta as the country's first national park.

June 23rd, 1865

Stand Watie became the last Confederate general of the American Civil War to surrender to Union forces.

June 23rd, 1797

War of the First Coalition: Napoleon signed the Armistice of Bologna, agreeing a ceasefire between France and the Papal States.

June 23rd, 1594

Anglo-Spanish War: During the Action of Faial, an English attempt to capture a Portuguese carrack, reputedly one of the richest ever to set sail from the Indies, caused it to explode with all the treasure lost.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 23rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 23rd?

29

Danna Paola

Mexican artist

*June 23rd, 1995, Mexico City

70

Gaston Maspero

French Egyptologist (1846–1916)

*June 23rd, 1846, Paris †June 30th, 1916, Palais de l'Institut de France

41

Alan Turing

English computer scientist (1912–1954)

*June 23rd, 1912, Maida Vale †June 7th, 1954, Wilmslow

52

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player (born 1972)

*June 23rd, 1972, 16th arrondissement of Marseille

91

Joseph Vogt

German historian of classical antiquity (1895-1986)

*June 23rd, 1895, Schechingen †July 14th, 1986, Tübingen

67

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

48

Patrick Vieira

French association football manager (born 1976)

*June 23rd, 1976, Dakar

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

60

Bob Fosse

American actor, dancer, choreographer and director (1927-1987)

*June 23rd, 1927, Chicago †September 23rd, 1987, George Washington University Hospital

23

Bárbara Bandeira

Portuguese singer

*June 23rd, 2001, Setúbal

78

Robert Hunter

American lyricist, musician, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet

*June 23rd, 1941, Arroyo Grande †September 23rd, 2019, San Rafael

54

Christian Meier

Peruvian actor, director and singer

*June 23rd, 1970, Lima

41

José Rojas

Chilean footballer

*June 23rd, 1983, Talagante

82

Rotraut Wisskirchen

German christian archaeologist

*June 23rd, 1936, Hagen †August 1st, 2018

86

Ola Ullsten

Swedish politician, prime minister of Sweden between October 1978 and October 1979

*June 23rd, 1931, Teg †May 28th, 2018, Öja District, Gotland

97

Ernst Theodor Eichelbaum

German politician and educationist (1893-1991)

*June 23rd, 1893, Berlin †April 16th, 1991, Schleswig-Holstein

50

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Empress of the French, first wife of Napoleon (1763–1814)

*June 23rd, 1763, Les Trois-Îlets †May 29th, 1814, Rueil-Malmaison

38

Simon Špilak

Road bicycle racer

*June 23rd, 1986, Tišina

37

Guillaume Bonnafond

Road bicycle racer

*June 23rd, 1987, Valence

49

Larry Blyden

American game show host (1925-1975)

*June 23rd, 1925, Houston †June 6th, 1975, Agadir

77

Jean Anouilh

French playwright (1910–1987)

*June 23rd, 1910, Bordeaux †October 3rd, 1987, Lausanne

60

Joss Whedon

American director, writer, and producer

*June 23rd, 1964, New York City

20

Mana Ashida

Japanese actress and singer

*June 23rd, 2004, Nishinomiya

47

Jason Mraz

American singer-songwriter

*June 23rd, 1977, Mechanicsville

40

Duffy

Welsh singer-songwriter

*June 23rd, 1984, Bangor

96

Klaus von Dohnanyi

German politician

*June 23rd, 1928, Hamburg

55

Martin Klebba

American actor

*June 23rd, 1969, Troy

52

Selma Blair

American actress (born 1972)

*June 23rd, 1972, Southfield

50

Joel Edgerton

Australian actor

*June 23rd, 1974, Blacktown

81

Keve Hjelm

Actor, film director

*June 23rd, 1922, Gnesta †February 3rd, 2004, Stockholm

76

Clarence Thomas

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991

*June 23rd, 1948, Pin Point

54

Yann Tiersen

French composer

*June 23rd, 1970, Brest

47

Oda Nobunaga

Japanese samurai and warlord (1534–1582)

*June 23rd, 1534, Nagoya Castle (16th century) †June 21st, 1582, former site of Honnō-ji

41

Brandi Rhodes

American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and ring announcer

*June 23rd, 1983, Canton

62

Alfred Kinsey

American sexologist (1894–1956)

*June 23rd, 1894, Hoboken †August 25th, 1956, Bloomington

91

Oliver Smithies

Biochemistry, genetics, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007

*June 23rd, 1925, Halifax †January 10th, 2017, Chapel Hill

81

Vint Cerf

American computer scientist (born 1943)

*June 23rd, 1943, New Haven

65

Karin Kortmann

German politician

*June 23rd, 1959, Daun

56

Tiken Jah Fakoly

Ivorian reggae singer

*June 23rd, 1968, Odienné

45

Elia Luini

Italian rower

*June 23rd, 1979, Varese

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations [although this is not the real summer solstice; see June 20] , Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations) which are celebrated on June 23rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1197 is a normal year and no leap year.

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