May 23rd, 1507

Born on May 23rd, 1507

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 23rd?

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 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.

May 23rd, 1939

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.

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

31

Jordan Rakei

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

*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton

35

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

32

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

90

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

56

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

65

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

72

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

65

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

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

26

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

82

John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer

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

51

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian racing driver

*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo

69

Alan García

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

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

88

Susan Cooper

English-American fantasy writer

*May 23rd, 1935, Burnham

40

Margaret Fuller

American writer and women's activist (1810–1850)

*May 23rd, 1810, Cambridge †July 19th, 1850, Fire Island

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

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59

Annibale Caro

Italian poet and Knight of Malta (1507-1566)

*June 6th, 1507, Civitanova Marche †November 17th, 1566, Rome

26

Magdalena of Saxony

Princess of Saxony, Electress of Brandenburg (1507-1534)

*March 7th, 1507, Dresden †January 25th, 1534, Berlin

70

Christoph von Carlowitz

German diplomat

*December 13th, 1507, Hermsdorf †June 8th, 1578, Bohemia

43

Ōuchi Yoshitaka

Daimyo (1507-1551)

*December 18th, 1507, Japan †September 30th, 1551, Nagato

59

Jiajing Emperor of Ming

Emperor of the Ming dynasty from 1521 to 1567

*September 16th, 1507, Zhongxiang City †January 23rd, 1567, Beijing

65

Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

Italian architect

*October 1st, 1507, Vignola †July 7th, 1573, Rome

75

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba

Spanish military tactician and diplomat (1507-1582)

*October 29th, 1507, Piedrahíta †December 11th, 1582, Lisbon

71

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal

Queen consort and regent of Portugal

*January 14th, 1507, Torquemada †February 12th, 1578, Lisbon

76

Petrus Medmann

German politician (1507-1584)

*November 7th, 1507, Cologne †September 18th, 1584, Emden

65

Antoine Rodolphe Chevallier

French academic

*January 1st, 1507, Montchamp †October 8th, 1572, Bailiwick of Guernsey

61

Erasmus von Limburg

German theologian (1507-1568)

*August 7th, 1507, Gaildorf †November 27th, 1568, Saverne

69

Alvise I Mocenigo

Doge of Venice (1570–1577)

*October 26th, 1507, Venice †June 4th, 1577, Venice

73

Marie of Baden-Sponheim

Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage Duchess of Bavaria

*June 25th, 1507, Baden-Baden †November 16th, 1580, Munich

60

Ferdinando Sanseverino, Prince of Salerno

Prince of Salerno

*January 18th, 1507, Naples †January 1st, 1568, Avignon

41

Henry II, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Count of Glatz

*March 29th, 1507, Oleśnica †August 2nd, 1548, Bierutów

46

George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

German prince

*August 15th, 1507, Dessau †October 17th, 1553, Dessau

72

Jerónimo Nadal

Spanish catholic priest (1507-1580)

*August 11th, 1507, Palma de Mallorca †April 3rd, 1580, Rome

27

Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda and Trancoso

Portuguese nobleman (1507-1534)

*June 5th, 1507, Abrantes †November 7th, 1534, Abrantes

61

Johannes Oporinus

Humanist printer in Basel

*January 25th, 1507, Basel †July 6th, 1568, Basel

1

James, Duke of Rothesay

Scottish prince

*February 21st, 1507, Holyrood Palace †February 27th, 1508, Stirling Castle

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1507 is a normal year and no leap year.

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