1523 May 1523 May 23rd, 1523

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  1. Born on May 23rd, 1523 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on May 23rd?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on May 23rd
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (May 1523)

Born on May 23rd, 1523

Weekday

Wednesday

May 23rd, 1523 was a Wednesday.

Age

500

People born on May 23rd, 1523 will turn 501 this year (2024), in exactly 26 days .

Zodiac

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Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1523 - June 21st, 1523

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 182,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 38 days, exactly on June 4th, 2024, people who were born on May 23rd, 1523 will be 183,000 days old!

182,962 Days

26,137 Weeks

6,011 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds
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What happened on May 23rd?

International Court of Justice 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.
Owen Hart 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.
Airbus A300 May 23rd, 1974

The Airbus A300, the first twin-engined wide-body airliner, went into service with Air France.
USS Sailfish (SS-192) May 23rd, 1939

The U.S. Navy submarine Squalus sank off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during tests, causing 26 men to drown.
Samuel J. Tilden 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.
North-West Mounted Police 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.
American Civil War 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.
War of the Spanish Succession May 23rd, 1706

War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-day Belgium.
Pope Paul IV 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.
Thomas Cranmer 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.
Hundred Years' War May 23rd, 1430

Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc (pictured) was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne.
Allied-occupied Germany May 23rd, 1949

Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
Thomas C. Wasson May 23rd, 1948

Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel.
Flensburg Government May 23rd, 1945

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

Carl Linnaeus: Age & Birthday 70
Carl Linnaeus

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

*May 23rd, 1707, Råshult †January 10th, 1778, Linnaeus Hammarby
Jordan Rakei: Age & Birthday 31
Jordan Rakei

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

*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen: Age & Birthday 35
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen
Martin McGuinness: Age & Birthday 66
Martin McGuinness

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

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital
Lena Meyer-Landrut: Age & Birthday 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
Joan Collins: Age & Birthday 90
Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London
56
Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold
Lea DeLaria: Age & Birthday 65
Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville
Anatoly Karpov: Age & Birthday 72
Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust
65
Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg
Bray Wyatt: Age & Birthday 36
Bray Wyatt

American professional wrestler (1987–2023)

*May 23rd, 1987, Brooksville †August 24th, 2023, Clermont
John Payne: Age & Birthday 77
John Payne

American actor 1912-1989

*May 23rd, 1912, Roanoke †December 6th, 1989, Malibu
82
John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer

*May 23rd, 1908, Madison †January 30th, 1991, Boston
Cassandre Beaugrand: Age & Birthday 26
Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan
Rubens Barrichello: Age & Birthday 51
Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian racing driver

*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo
Alan García: Age & Birthday 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
Hans Frank: Age & Birthday 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 1523

48
Marco Antonio Bragadin

Military officer of the Republic of Venice and last Captain-General of Venetian Cyprus (1523-1571)

*April 21st, 1523, Venice †August 17th, 1571, Famagusta
72
Anna Jagiellon

Queen regnant of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania

*October 18th, 1523, Kraków †September 9th, 1596, Warsaw
51
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry

Daughter of King Francis I of France

*June 5th, 1523, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 15th, 1574, Turin
67
Esrom Ruedinger

German philologist, physicist, historian, and teacher

*January 1st, 1523, Bamberg †December 2nd, 1590, Altdorf bei Nürnberg
34
Kunigunde of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Margravine of Baden

*June 17th, 1523, Ansbach †February 27th, 1558, Pforzheim
52
Kaspar Eberhard

German theologian (1523-1575)

*March 21st, 1523, Schneeberg †October 20th, 1575, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
72
Blaise de Vigenère

French cryptographer (1523-1596)

*April 5th, 1523, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule †February 19th, 1596, Paris
66
Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon

Catholic cardinal

*September 22nd, 1523, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †May 9th, 1590, Fontenay-le-Comte
77
Rodrigo de Castro Osorio

Spanish cardinal

*March 5th, 1523, Valladolid †September 20th, 1600, Seville
62
George II of Brieg

Duke of Brzeg from 1547 until his death

*July 18th, 1523, Legnica †May 7th, 1586, Brzeg
70
Valentin Naboth

German astronomer and mathematician (1523-1593)

*February 13th, 1523, Calau †March 3rd, 1593, Padua
Jan Blahoslav: Age & Birthday 48
Jan Blahoslav

Czech linguist and writer (1523-1571)

*March 2nd, 1523, Přerov †December 4th, 1571, Moravský Krumlov
52
Johannes Haller der Jüngere

Swiss clergyman and reformer

*January 1st, 1523, Amsoldingen †January 1st, 1575
74
Helena Magenbuch

German pharmacist

*January 1st, 1523, Nuremberg †January 1st, 1597
50
Kaspar von Logau
*November 30th, 1523, Nysa †January 1st, 1574, Wrocław

Birthdays of famous people

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on May 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 23rd.

Aromanian National Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanian_National_Day
Desiderius of Vienne
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderius_of_Vienne
Giovanni Battista de' Rossi
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Battista_de'_Rossi
Julia of Corsica
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_of_Corsica
Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus
Quintian, Lucius and Julian
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintian,_Lucius_and_Julian
William of Perth
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Perth
May 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_23_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Constitution Day (Germany)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day
Labour Day (Jamaica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Day
Students' Day (Mexico)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Mexico
World Turtle Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turtle_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIII.V.MDXXIII

23.5.1523

Legend

M = 1000D = 500X = 10V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1523 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1523

May 1523

w# Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
18 123456
19 78910111213
20 14151617181920
21 21222324252627
22 28293031

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