May 23rd, 1394

Born on May 23rd, 1394

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 230,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 858 days, exactly on November 6th, 2026, people who were born on May 23rd, 1394 will be 231,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 23rd?

May 23rd, 1568

The Dutch Revolt broke out when rebels led by Louis of Nassau (pictured) invaded Friesland at the Battle of Heiligerlee.

May 23rd, 2008

The International Court of Justice awarded the Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, resolving a 29-year-old territorial dispute in the Singapore Strait.

May 23rd, 1999

Professional wrestler Owen Hart died immediately before a World Wrestling Federation match after dropping 70 feet (21 m) onto the ring during a botched entrance.

May 23rd, 1974

The Airbus A300, the first twin-engined wide-body airliner, went into service with Air France.

May 23rd, 1939

The U.S. Navy submarine Squalus sank off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during tests, causing 26 men to drown.

May 23rd, 1895

Backed by Samuel J. Tilden, the Astor Library and the Lenox Library agreed to merge and form the New York Public Library.

May 23rd, 1873

The North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was established to bring law and order to and assert Canadian sovereignty over the Northwest Territories.

May 23rd, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Virginia, taking around 700 prisoners.

May 23rd, 1706

War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-day Belgium.

May 23rd, 1555

Gian Pietro Carafa became Pope Paul IV, beginning a tumultuous four-year papacy during which the Papal States suffered a serious military defeat.

May 23rd, 1533

Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, annulled Henry VIII's marriage to his first wife Catherine of Aragon (pictured), beginning events that would culminate in the English Reformation.

May 23rd, 1430

Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc (pictured) was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne.

May 23rd, 1949

Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.

May 23rd, 1948

Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.

May 23rd, 1945

World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces.

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

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

70

Carl Linnaeus

Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)

*May 23rd, 1707, Råshult †January 10th, 1778, Linnaeus Hammarby

32

Jordan Rakei

New Zealander-Australian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer

*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton

36

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

33

Lena Meyer-Landrut

German singer

*May 23rd, 1991, Hanover

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur

91

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

57

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

66

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

73

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

66

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

63

Philippe Cochet

French politician

*May 23rd, 1961, 6th arrondissement of Lyon

36

Bray Wyatt

American professional wrestler (1987–2023)

*May 23rd, 1987, Brooksville †August 24th, 2023, Clermont

77

John Payne

American actor (1912-1989)

*May 23rd, 1912, Roanoke †December 6th, 1989, Malibu

27

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

82

John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer

*May 23rd, 1908, Madison †January 30th, 1991, Boston

52

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian racing driver

*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo

89

Susan Cooper

English-American fantasy writer

*May 23rd, 1935, Burnham

69

Alan García

President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011)

*May 23rd, 1949, Lima †April 17th, 2019, Lima

46

Hans Frank

German lawyer, Nazi politician, General Governor of Nazi occupied Poland and convicted war criminal (1900-1946)

*May 23rd, 1900, Karlsruhe †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

Same year
Born in 1394

55

Ulugh Beg

Timurid sultan, astronomer and mathematician (1394–1449)

*March 22nd, 1394, Soltaniyeh †October 27th, 1449, Samarkand

66

Prince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese prince patron of voyages of exploration (1394-1460)

*March 4th, 1394, Porto †November 13th, 1460, Vila do Bispo

42

James I of Scotland

King of Scots from 1406 to 1437

*June 30th, 1394, Dunfermline Palace †February 21st, 1437, Blackfriars, Perth

70

Charles, Duke of Orléans

French duke and poet

*November 24th, 1394, Paris †January 5th, 1465, Amboise

35

Philippa of England

Queen Consort of Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Royal Princess of England

*July 4th, 1394, Peterborough Castle †January 5th, 1430, Vadstena

87

Ikkyū

Japanese Buddhist monk

*February 1st, 1394, Kyoto †December 12th, 1481, Kyotanabe

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1394 is a normal year and no leap year.

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