May 23rd, 1567

Born on May 23rd, 1567

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

82

John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer

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

26

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

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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76

Claudio Monteverdi

Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest (1567–1643)

*May 15th, 1567, Cremona †November 29th, 1643, Venice

68

Date Masamune

Daimyo of the Sengoku period to early-Edo period; 1st lord of Sendai

*September 5th, 1567, Yonezawa Castle †June 27th, 1636, Edo

44

Eleanor de' Medici

Family member of the House of Medici (1567-1611)

*February 28th, 1567, Florence †September 9th, 1611, Cavriana

84

Philipp Christoph von Sötern

German archbishop (1567-1652)

*December 11th, 1567, Kastellaun †February 7th, 1652, Trier

73

William Alabaster

English poet, playwright, and religious writer

*January 27th, 1567, Hadleigh †April 28th, 1640, Cambridgeshire

56

Nicolas Bergier

French archeologist and historian

*March 1st, 1567, Reims †August 18th, 1623, Château de Grignon

55

Francis de Sales

French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church

*August 16th, 1567, Château de Thorens †December 28th, 1622, Lyon

57

Maurice of Nassau

Dutch Republic stadtholder and Prince of Orange (1567-1625)

*November 14th, 1567, Dillenburg †April 23rd, 1625, The Hague

58

Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar

Spanish diplomat (1567-1626)

*November 1st, 1567, Astorga †October 2nd, 1626, Haro, La Rioja

59

Anne Mary of Hesse-Kassel

German countess

*January 27th, 1567, Kassel †November 21st, 1626, Neunkirchen

40

Jacob van Heemskerck

Dutch explorer

*March 13th, 1567, Amsterdam †April 25th, 1607, Bay of Gibraltar

75

Christoph Demantius

German composer

*December 15th, 1567, Liberec †April 20th, 1643, Freiberg

45

Anna of Saxony

Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg

*November 18th, 1567, Dresden †January 27th, 1613, Coburg Fortress

58

Georg Mylius

German theologian and university teacher (1567-1626)

*May 22nd, 1567, Mamonovo †March 1st, 1626, Königsberg

59

Georg Erasmus von Tschernembl

Austrian politician (1567-1626)

*January 26th, 1567, Schwertberg †November 18th, 1626, Geneva

40

Charles of Lorraine

Bishop of Metz, Bishop of Strasbourg

*July 1st, 1567, Nancy †November 24th, 1607, Nancy

63

Giovanni Francesco Anerio

Italian composer

*January 1st, 1567, Rome †June 11th, 1630, Graz

51

John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

*May 9th, 1567, Harzgerode †May 24th, 1618, Dessau

58

Jakob Fugger

Bishop of Constance (1567-1626)

*October 18th, 1567, Meersburg †January 14th, 1626, Meersburg

52

Richard Burbage

British actor and theatre owner (1567–1619)

*January 6th, 1567, London †March 13th, 1619, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1567 is a normal year and no leap year.

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