May 23rd, 1573

Born on May 23rd, 1573

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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

76

Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz

Spanish mathematician and theologian

*May 23rd, 1606, Madrid †September 7th, 1682, Milan

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51

Simon Marius

German astronomer

*January 10th, 1573, Gunzenhausen †December 26th, 1624, Ansbach

78

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and prince-elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire

*April 17th, 1573, Munich †September 27th, 1651, Ingolstadt

51

Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Italian painter, sculptor and engraver (1574-1625)

*November 30th, 1573, Bologna †November 14th, 1625, Milan

72

Elias Holl

German architect

*February 28th, 1573, Augsburg †January 6th, 1646, Augsburg

71

William Laud

Archbishop of Canterbury

*October 7th, 1573, Reading †January 10th, 1645, Tower Hill

52

Odoardo Farnese

Catholic cardinal

*December 6th, 1573, Parma †February 21st, 1626, Parma

77

Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême

French writer

*May 8th, 1573, Barraux †September 24th, 1650, Paris

49

Nicolas Coeffeteau

French theologian, poet and historian, was born at Saint-Calais

*November 30th, 1573, Saint-Calais †April 21st, 1623, Paris

78

Inigo Jones

16th/17th-century English architect; (1573-1652)

*July 15th, 1573, London †June 21st, 1652, London

75

Thomas Francken

Flemish painter (c.1574-c.1625)

*November 30th, 1573, Antwerp †November 30th, 1648, Antwerp

58

Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz

Count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe (1574-1632)

*December 22nd, 1573, Dillenburg †June 2nd, 1632, Roermond

24

Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland

Queen consort of Poland and Sweden

*August 16th, 1573, Graz †February 10th, 1598, Warsaw

64

Andries de Witt

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1573-1637)

*June 16th, 1573, Dordrecht †November 26th, 1637, Dordrecht

58

Giovanni Battista Crespi

Painter, sculptor and architect (1574-1632)

*December 23rd, 1573, Romagnano Sesia †October 23rd, 1632, Milan

47

Ambrosius Bosschaert

Flemish-Dutch flower painter (1573-1621)

*January 18th, 1573, Antwerp †January 1st, 1621, The Hague

52

Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1573-1626)

*September 4th, 1573, Koldinghus †July 19th, 1626, Brunswick

43

Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt

Abbess of Gernrode, Electress of Saxony, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

*March 12th, 1573, Dessau †November 3rd, 1616, Sønderborg

70

Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg

German noble

*April 6th, 1573, Celle †August 7th, 1643, Celle

52

Miguel de la Fuente

Spanish catholic priest (1573-1626)

*February 28th, 1573, Valladolid †November 30th, 1625, Toledo

52

Christina of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Queen consort of Sweden (1573-1625)

*April 12th, 1573, Kiel †December 8th, 1625, Gripsholm Castle

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1573 is a normal year and no leap year.

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