March 23rd, 1503

Born on March 23rd, 1503

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 190,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 23rd?

March 23rd, 2007

The Iranian military arrested 15 Royal Navy personnel, claiming that they had entered Iran's territorial waters.

March 23rd, 1996

Lee Teng-hui (pictured) was elected President of the Republic of China in the first direct presidential election in Taiwan.

March 23rd, 1994

Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed into a hillside in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast, killing all 75 people on board, after the pilot's 15-year-old son had unknowingly disabled the autopilot while seated at the controls.

March 23rd, 1993

The demolition of Kowloon Walled City (pictured), a densely crowded slum in Hong Kong, began.

March 23rd, 1989

Two researchers announced the discovery of cold fusion, a claim which was later discredited.

March 23rd, 1977

British journalist David Frost began a series of interviews with former U.S. president Richard Nixon, starting with the Watergate scandal.

March 23rd, 1933

The Nazi Party took the first step in the Gleichschaltung process by having the Enabling Act passed, giving the government the right to make laws without the involvement of the Reichstag.

March 23rd, 1931

Bhagat Singh (pictured), one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, and two others were executed by the British authorities.

March 23rd, 1919

Benito Mussolini and his supporters founded the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento, the predecessor of the National Fascist Party.

March 23rd, 1908

American diplomat Durham Stevens, an employee of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was fatally shot in San Francisco by two Korean immigrants unhappy with his support of increased Japanese presence in Korea.

March 23rd, 1905

About 1,500 Cretans, led by Eleftherios Venizelos, met at the village of Theriso to call for the island's unification with Greece, beginning the Theriso revolt.

March 23rd, 1889

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded the Ahmadiyya Islamic religious movement in British India.

March 23rd, 1888

Chaired by William McGregor, a meeting of ten English football clubs was held in London, which would eventually result in the establishment of the Football League.

March 23rd, 1862

American Civil War: General Stonewall Jackson of the Confederate States Army lost the First Battle of Kernstown, but was still able to prevent the Union Army from reinforcing the Peninsula campaign.

March 23rd, 1839

An earthquake struck central Burma, causing significant damage and killing an estimated 300 to 400 people.

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

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

86

Paul Valentine

American actor (1919-2006)

*March 23rd, 1919, New York City †January 27th, 2006, Los Angeles

67

Cedric Gibbons

American art director (1890–1960)

*March 23rd, 1893, Dublin †July 26th, 1960, Hollywood

58

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

73

Joan Crawford

American actress (1904–1977)

*March 23rd, 1904, San Antonio †May 10th, 1977, New York City

30

JP Saxe

Canadian musician and singer

*March 23rd, 1994, Toronto

54

Gianni Infantino Riovaldi

Swiss-Italian football administrator

*March 23rd, 1970, Brig-Glis

77

Pierre-Simon Laplace

French mathematician and astronomer (1749-1827)

*March 23rd, 1749, Beaumont-en-Auge †March 5th, 1827, Paris

21

Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson

Icelandic association football player

*March 23rd, 2003, Sutton Coldfield

62

Steve Redgrave

British rower

*March 23rd, 1962, Marlow

41

Mo Farah

British track and field athlete

*March 23rd, 1983, Gabiley

67

Amanda Plummer

American actress

*March 23rd, 1957, New York City

60

Hope Davis

American actress

*March 23rd, 1964, Englewood

46

Perez Hilton

American actor and blogger

*March 23rd, 1978, Miami

77

Roger Martin du Gard

French writer

*March 23rd, 1881, Neuilly-sur-Seine †August 22nd, 1958, Château du Tertre

65

Wernher von Braun

German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)

*March 23rd, 1912, Wyrzysk †June 16th, 1977, Alexandria

88

Roger Bannister

English physician and athlete

*March 23rd, 1929, London Borough of Harrow †March 3rd, 2018, Oxford

87

Hans Thirring

Austrian physicist (1888-1976)

*March 23rd, 1888, Vienna †March 22nd, 1976, Vienna

70

Erik De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*March 23rd, 1945, Eeklo †December 4th, 2015, Wilskerke

52

Margaret of Anjou

15th-century English royal consort (1430-1482)

*March 23rd, 1430, Pont-à-Mousson †August 25th, 1482, Souzay-Champigny

38

Ben Rappaport

American actor

*March 23rd, 1986, New York City

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Born in 1503

62

Nostradamus

French seer and astrologer (1503–1566)

*December 14th, 1503, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence †July 2nd, 1566, Salon-de-Provence

61

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg dynasty and king of Bohemia, Croatia and Hungary (1503–1564)

*March 10th, 1503, Alcalá de Henares †July 25th, 1564, Vienna

35

Isabella of Portugal

16th-century Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain (1503-1539)

*October 24th, 1503, Lisbon †May 1st, 1539, Toledo

69

Bronzino

Italian Mannerist painter

*November 17th, 1503, Florence †November 23rd, 1572, Florence

55

Christian III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway

*August 12th, 1503, Gottorf Castle †January 1st, 1559, Kolding

43

Pier Luigi Farnese

Duke of Parma (1503-1547)

*November 19th, 1503, Rome †September 10th, 1547, Piacenza

44

Niccolò Ardinghelli

Italian cardinal

*March 17th, 1503, Florence †August 22nd, 1547, Rome

37

Parmigianino

Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker (1503–1540)

*January 11th, 1503, Parma †August 24th, 1540, Casalmaggiore

58

Paul Dax

Austrian artist (1503-1561)

*January 1st, 1503, Sterzing †January 1st, 1561, Innsbruck

43

Anne of Bohemia and Hungary

Queen Consort and Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, Queen Consort of Germany and Archduchess of Austria

*July 23rd, 1503, Buda †January 27th, 1547, Prague

52

Henri II of Navarre

King of Navarre

*April 18th, 1503, Sangüesa/Zangoza †May 25th, 1555, Hagetmau

24

Gumpert of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

(1503-1528)

*July 16th, 1503, Ansbach †June 15th, 1528, Naples

56

Johann Gropper

Catholic cardinal

*March 6th, 1503, Soest †March 23rd, 1559, Rome

68

Johannes Glauburg

German politician (1503-1571)

*June 9th, 1503, Frankfurt †October 22nd, 1571, Frankfurt

53

Giovanni della Casa

Roman Catholic archbishop

*June 28th, 1503, Mugello †November 14th, 1556, Rome

63

Wilhelm von Grumbach

German adventurer

*June 11th, 1503, Rimpar †April 28th, 1567, Gotha

59

Joachim of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Count of Kladsko, and Bishop of Brandenburg (1503-1563)

*January 18th, 1503, Oleśnica †December 27th, 1562, Wrocław

44

Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg

German duke

*November 12th, 1503, Heidelberg †July 4th, 1548, Heidelberg

54

Jacob Micyllus

German humanist

*April 6th, 1503, Strasbourg †January 28th, 1558, Heidelberg

50

John Frederick I

Elector of Saxony and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (1503-1554)

*June 30th, 1503, Torgau †March 3rd, 1554, Weimar

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1503 is a normal year and no leap year.

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