May 23rd, 1551

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Born on May 23rd, 1551 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 23rd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 23rd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (May 1551)

Born on May 23rd, 1551

Weekday

Wednesday

May 23rd, 1551 was a Wednesday.

Age

472

People born on May 23rd, 1551 will turn 473 this year (2024), in exactly 26 days .

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1551 - June 21st, 1551

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 265 days, exactly on January 17th, 2025, people who were born on May 23rd, 1551 will be 173,000 days old!

172,735 Days

24,676 Weeks

5,675 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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Hours

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?

Carl Linnaeus

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

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

Jordan Rakei

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

*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

Martin McGuinness

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

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

Lena Meyer-Landrut

German singer

*May 23rd, 1991, Hanover

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

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

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

Bray Wyatt

American professional wrestler (1987–2023)

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

John Payne

American actor 1912-1989

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

John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer

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

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian racing driver

*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo

Alan García

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

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

Melchior von Rechenberg

*May 23rd, 1549, Sława †January 29th, 1625

Susan Cooper

English-American fantasy writer

*May 23rd, 1935, Burnham

Margaret Fuller

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

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

Same year
Born in 1551

Henry III of France

King of France from 1574 to 1589

*September 19th, 1551, Palace of Fontainebleau †August 2nd, 1589, Saint-Cloud

William Camden

(1551–1623) English antiquarian

*May 2nd, 1551, London †November 9th, 1623, Chislehurst

Vasili IV of Russia

Russian tsar

*November 30th, 1551, Nizhny Novgorod †September 12th, 1612, Gostynin

Maria Anna of Bavaria

Austrian archduchess (*1551-1608)

*March 21st, 1551, Munich †April 29th, 1608, Graz

Václav Budovec z Budova

Czech diplomat, politician and writer (1551-1621)

*August 28th, 1551, Hradec Králové †June 21st, 1621, Prague

Jacopo da Empoli

Italian painter (1551-1640)

*April 30th, 1551, Florence †September 30th, 1640, Florence

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

Grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1551-1602)

*January 14th, 1551, Agra †August 12th, 1602, Lahore

Wilhelm Friedrich Lutz

German theologian

*March 7th, 1551, Tübingen †April 17th, 1597, Nördlingen

Charlotte de Sauve

French courtesan

*October 26th, 1551, Kingdom of France †September 30th, 1617, Paris

Martin Delrio

Belgian theologian

*May 17th, 1551, Antwerp †October 19th, 1608, Leuven

Anne Erica of Waldeck-Eisenberg

German countess and abbess

*September 17th, 1551, Korbach †August 11th, 1611, Arolsen Castle

Anastasius Germonius

Roman Catholic archbishop

*February 27th, 1551, Sale delle Langhe †August 4th, 1627, Madrid

Salomon Schweigger

German theologian and orientalist (1551-1622)

*March 30th, 1551, Sulz am Neckar †June 21st, 1622, Nuremberg

Alessandro Alberti

Italian painter (1551-1596)

*January 1st, 1551, Sansepolcro †July 10th, 1596, Rome

Nicolaus Reimers

German astronomer (1551-1600)

*February 2nd, 1551, Hennstedt †August 15th, 1600, Prague

Franz Hildesheim

German historian

*October 12th, 1551, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †October 24th, 1613, Berlin

Giovanni I Cornaro

Doge of Venice (1551-1629)

*January 11th, 1551, Venice †December 23rd, 1629, Venice

Giulio Caccini

Italian composer

*October 8th, 1551, Rome †December 10th, 1618, Florence

Lothar von Metternich

Roman Catholic archbishop (1551-1623)

*August 31st, 1551, Grafschaft †September 17th, 1623, Koblenz

Michael Triller

*May 17th, 1551, Graba †May 17th, 1610, Sangerhausen

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 23rd

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIII.V.MDLI

23.5.1551

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1551 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1551

May 1551

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19	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
20	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
22	28	29	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
18		1	2	3	4	5	6
19	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
20	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
22	28	29	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
18		1	2	3	4	5	6
19	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
20	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
22	28	29	30	31

May 23rd, 1551

Born on May 23rd, 1551

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♊

Gemini (The Twins)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 172,000 days old!

172,735 Days

24,676 Weeks

5,675 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on May 23rd?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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: Joan of Arc (pictured) was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne.

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

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

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

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?

Same year Born in 1551

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 23rd

Aromanian National Day

Desiderius of Vienne

Giovanni Battista de' Rossi

Julia of Corsica

Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler (Episcopal Church (USA))

Quintian, Lucius and Julian

William of Perth

May 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Constitution Day (Germany)

Labour Day (Jamaica)

Students' Day (Mexico)

World Turtle Day