May 23rd, 1619

Born on May 23rd, 1619

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 147,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 102 days, exactly on August 7th, 2024, people who were born on May 23rd, 1619 will be 148,000 days old!

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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

74

Elias Ashmole

English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist (1617-1692)

*May 23rd, 1617, Lichfield †May 18th, 1692, Lambeth

76

Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz

Spanish mathematician and theologian

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

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

40

Margaret Fuller

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

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

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Born in 1619

64

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

French statesman (1619-1683)

*August 29th, 1619, Reims †September 6th, 1683, Paris

36

Cyrano de Bergerac

French novelist and dramatist (1619–1655)

*March 6th, 1619, Paris †July 28th, 1655, Sannois

68

Antoine Furetière

French writer and scholar (1619-1688)

*December 28th, 1619, Paris †May 14th, 1688, Paris

50

Jan Victors

Dutch painter (1619–1676)

*June 13th, 1619, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1669, Dutch East Indies

70

Johann Peter Titz

German educationist and poet (1619-1689)

*January 10th, 1619, Legnica †September 7th, 1689, Gdańsk

59

Anne-Geneviève de Bourbon

Duchess of Longueville (1619-1679)

*August 28th, 1619, Château de Vincennes †April 5th, 1679, Paris

70

Charles Le Brun

17th-century French painter and art theorist (1619—1690)

*February 24th, 1619, Paris †February 22nd, 1690, Paris

72

Wang Fuzhi

Chinese essayist, historian and philosopher (1619–1692)

*October 7th, 1619, Hengyang †February 18th, 1692

62

Prince Rupert of the Rhine

German prince, royalist general and admiral (1619-1682)

*December 17th, 1619, Prague †November 29th, 1682, Westminster

57

Jan van Riebeeck

Dutch colonial governor (1619–1677)

*April 21st, 1619, Culemborg †January 18th, 1677, Batavia

80

Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg

German princess (1619-1680)

*October 10th, 1619, Bavarian †December 20th, 1699, Gotha

52

Iacopo Antonio Fancelli

Italian sculptor (1606-1674)

*January 1st, 1619, Rome †January 1st, 1671, Rome

64

John Lambert

English Parliamentary general and politician (1619-1683)

*September 7th, 1619, Kirkby Malham †March 1st, 1684, Plymouth Sound

61

Anna Sophia I, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Dutch abbess (1619-1680)

*April 2nd, 1619, Birkenfeld †September 1st, 1680, Quedlinburg

69

Marcantonio Giustinian

Doge of Venice

*March 2nd, 1619, Venice †March 23rd, 1688, Venice

58

Anders Bording

Danish poet and journalist

*January 21st, 1619, Ribe †May 24th, 1677, Copenhagen

74

Francesco Morosini

Doge of Venice (1619–1694)

*February 26th, 1619, Venice †January 16th, 1694, Nauplion

27

Francesco Maria Farnese

Italian cardinal (1619-1647)

*August 8th, 1619, Parma †July 12th, 1647, Parma

78

Pedro Abarca

Jesuit theologian

*July 16th, 1619, Jaca †August 23rd, 1697, Palencia

61

Frederick Louis

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg (1619-1681)

*October 27th, 1619, Heidelberg †April 11th, 1681, Obermoschel

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1619 is a normal year and no leap year.

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