Born on May 23rd, 1542
Weekday
Saturday
May 23rd, 1542 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
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Gemini (The Twins)
May 22nd, 1542 - June 21st, 1542
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 974 days, exactly on December 31st, 2026, people who were born on May 23rd, 1542 will be 177,000 days old!
176,026 Days
25,146 Weeks
5,783 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 23rd?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 23rd
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 23rd?
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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.jpg "Sara Hjort Ditlevsen")
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66 Martin McGuinness
Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)
*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital
Gayatri Devi
Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)
*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur_2020.jpg "Joan Collins")
36 Bray Wyatt
American professional wrestler (1987–2023)
*May 23rd, 1987, Brooksville †August 24th, 2023, Clermont
John Bardeen
American physicist and engineer
*May 23rd, 1908, Madison †January 30th, 1991, Boston
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69 Alan García
President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011)
*May 23rd, 1949, Lima †April 17th, 2019, LimaMargaret 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, NurembergSame year
Born in 1542
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63 Akbar
3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
*October 15th, 1542, Umarkot Fort †October 15th, 1605, Fatehpur Sikri
44 Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
*December 8th, 1542, Linlithgow †February 8th, 1587, Fotheringhay Castle-John_of_the_Cross-1656.jpg "John of the Cross")
49 John of the Cross
Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint
*June 24th, 1542, Fontiveros †December 14th, 1591, Úbeda
63 Jan Zamoyski
Polish magnate, statesman and military commander (1542–1605)
*March 19th, 1542, Skokówka †June 3rd, 1605, Zamość
73 Anders Sørensen Vedel
Danish historian (1542-1616)
*November 9th, 1542, Vejle †February 13th, 1616, Ribe.jpg "Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter")
80 Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
English politician (1542-1623)
*May 5th, 1542, London †February 8th, 1623, London
Robert Bellarmine
Catholic cardinal, saint, and Doctor of the Church
*October 4th, 1542, Montepulciano †September 17th, 1621, RomeMagnus, Duke of Östergötland
Swedish prince; son of Gustav I of Sweden and Margareta Leijonhufvud
*July 25th, 1542, Stockholm †June 26th, 1595, VretaPhilip IV of Nassau-Weilburg
Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1559-1602) and Saarbrücken and Saarwerden (1574-1602)
*April 14th, 1542, Weilburg †March 12th, 1602, SaarbrückenJohn Frederick, Duke of Pomerania
Protestant Bishop of Cammin and ruling Duke of Pomerania
*August 27th, 1542, Wolgast †February 9th, 1600, WolgastÁlvaro de Mendaña de Neira
Spanish explorer
*October 1st, 1542, Congosto †October 18th, 1595, Nendo IslandRichard Grenville
English politician, soldier and explorer (1542-1591)
*June 15th, 1542, Bideford †September 10th, 1591, Flores IslandJakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee
Roman Catholic bishop
*May 11th, 1542, Berneck †April 18th, 1608, PorrentruyTarquinia Molza
Italian singer and composer
*November 1st, 1542, Modena †August 8th, 1617, ModenaHenriette of Cleves
Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel
*October 31st, 1542, La Chapelle-d'Angillon †June 24th, 1601, ParisHenry III, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Duke of Bernstadt and Count of Glatz (1542-1587)
*April 29th, 1542, Oleśnica †April 10th, 1587, OleśnicaIsabella de' Medici
Daughter of Cosimo I. de’ Medici and Eleonora of Toledo (1542-1576)
*August 31st, 1542, Florence †July 16th, 1576, Cerreto GuidiBirthdays of famous people
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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_DayNicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_CopernicusMay 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_23_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Constitution Day (Germany)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_DayLabour Day (Jamaica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_DayStudents' Day (Mexico)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_MexicoWorld Turtle Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Turtle_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
23.5.1542
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1542 is a normal year and no leap year.