May 23rd, 1652

Born on May 23rd, 1652

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

77

John Payne

American actor (1912-1989)

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

36

Bray Wyatt

American professional wrestler (1987–2023)

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

73

Nicodemus Tessin the Younger

Swedish architect (1654-1728)

*May 23rd, 1654, Nyköping †April 10th, 1728, Stockholm

82

John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer

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

40

Margaret Fuller

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

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

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

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33

Thomas Otway

English writer and dramatist (1652-1685)

*March 3rd, 1652, Trotton with Chithurst †April 14th, 1685, London

87

Clement XII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740

*April 7th, 1652, Florence †February 6th, 1740, Rome

77

Samuel Sewall

Salem witch trial judge; early abolitionist; chief justice of Massachusetts

*March 28th, 1652, Hampshire †January 1st, 1730, Boston

77

Johann Heinrich Ernesti

Philosopher and theologian

*March 12th, 1652, Königsfeld †October 16th, 1729, Leipzig

71

Augustus Quirinus Rivinus

German physician and botanist (1652-1723)

*December 9th, 1652, Leipzig †December 20th, 1723, Leipzig

55

Karolina of Legnica-Brieg

Silesian noblewoman

*December 2nd, 1652, Brzeg †December 24th, 1707, Wrocław

76

Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard

Marshal of France (1652-1728)

*February 14th, 1652, Dauphiné †March 20th, 1728, Paris

63

Andreas Wolff

German painter (1652-1716)

*December 11th, 1652, Munich †April 9th, 1716, Munich

69

Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine

German princess; wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

*May 27th, 1652, Heidelberg †December 8th, 1721, Saint-Cloud

67

Michel Rolle

French mathematician

*April 21st, 1652, Ambert †November 8th, 1719, Paris

79

Johann Ernst Kregel

German jurist

*August 13th, 1652, Magdeburg †December 26th, 1731, Leipzig

60

Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt

Regent of the Duchy of Württemberg and hymn lyricist (1652-1712)

*April 28th, 1652, Darmstadt †August 11th, 1712, Kirchheim unter Teck

60

Archibald Pitcairne

Scottish physician

*December 25th, 1652, Edinburgh †October 20th, 1713, Edinburgh

51

Johann Philipp d'Arco

Austrian army commander (1652-1704)

*May 11th, 1652, Arco †February 18th, 1704, Bregenz

78

Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate

German princess

*March 14th, 1652, Paris †August 12th, 1730, Asnières-sur-Seine

74

Anton Domenico Gabbiani

Italian painter (1652-1726)

*February 13th, 1652, Florence †November 22nd, 1726, Florence

61

Livio Odescalchi

Italian noble

*March 10th, 1652, Rome †September 8th, 1713, Rome

51

Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels

Duke of Württemberg-Bernstadt and Duke of Württemberg-Oels

*April 9th, 1652, Oleśnica †April 5th, 1704, Oleśnica

66

Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1652-1718)

*October 16th, 1652, Zerbst †November 3rd, 1718, Zerbst

45

Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental

Regent of Württemberg

*September 12th, 1652, Stuttgart †December 20th, 1697, Stuttgart

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Leap year

Yes: 1652 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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