May 23rd, 1584

Born on May 23rd, 1584

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What happened on May 23rd?

May 23rd, 1980

The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, is premiered on 10 screens in New York City and Los Angeles.

May 23rd, 1844

A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Baháʼí Faith.

May 23rd, 1568

The Dutch Revolt broke out when rebels led by Louis of Nassau (pictured) invaded Friesland at the Battle of Heiligerlee.

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 World Wrestling Federation 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 23rd

Same year
Born in 1584

26

Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain

Queen consort of Spain (1584-1611)

*December 25th, 1584, Graz †October 3rd, 1611, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

63

Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau

Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland (1584-1647)

*January 29th, 1584, Delft †March 14th, 1647, The Hague

68

Georg Rudolf Weckherlin

German poet

*September 15th, 1584, Stuttgart †February 13th, 1653, London

65

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke

English courtier and politician (1584-1650)

*October 10th, 1584, Wilton House †January 23rd, 1650, Westminster

62

Matthias Gallas

Italian-Austrian nobleman and professional soldier

*September 16th, 1584, Trento †April 25th, 1647, Vienna

63

Caspar Barlaeus

Dutch polymath (1584-1648)

*February 12th, 1584, Antwerp †January 14th, 1648, Amsterdam

43

Philip Ernest, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1584-1628)

*August 11th, 1584, Langenburg †January 29th, 1628, Weikersheim

55

Michael Altenburg

German composer

*May 27th, 1584, Alach †February 12th, 1640, Erfurt

70

Francisco Correa de Araujo

Spanish organist and composer

*September 16th, 1584, Seville †October 31st, 1654, Segovia

82

Grégoire de Saint-Vincent

Jesuit, mathematician

*September 8th, 1584, Bruges †January 27th, 1667, Ghent

73

Diederich von dem Werder

German translator

*January 17th, 1584, Gröbzig †December 18th, 1657, Görzig

54

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg

Foster-mother of Queen Christina of Sweden

*November 10th, 1584, Nyköping Town †December 13th, 1638, Västerås Town

54

Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo

Italian painter (1584–1638)

*January 1st, 1584, Voltri †August 18th, 1638, Genoa

55

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

English Earl

*August 13th, 1584, Saffron Walden †June 3rd, 1640, Charing Cross

69

John Selden

English jurist and scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution, and of Jewish law (1584-1654)

*December 16th, 1584, Sussex †November 30th, 1654, London

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Leap year

Yes: 1584 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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