May 23rd, 1689

Born on May 23rd, 1689

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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 1689

66

Montesquieu

French philosopher

*January 18th, 1689, Château de la Brède †February 10th, 1755, Paris

54

Nicolas Lancret

French painter (1690-1743)

*January 22nd, 1689, Paris †September 14th, 1743, Paris

71

Samuel Richardson

English writer and printer (1689–1761)

*August 19th, 1689, Derbyshire †July 4th, 1761, London

60

John V of Portugal

Portuguese king (1689-1750)

*October 22nd, 1689, Lisbon †July 31st, 1750, Lisbon

61

Johann Christoph Richter

German merchant and naturalist (1689-1751)

*October 29th, 1689, Leipzig †February 27th, 1751, Leipzig

78

Gaspare Diziani

Italian painter (1689-1767)

*January 24th, 1689, Belluno †August 17th, 1767, Venice

30

Marie Anne de Bourbon

French noble

*April 18th, 1689, Versailles †March 21st, 1720, Paris

64

Johann Christian Adami

German theologian (1689-1753)

*March 17th, 1689, Lübben †December 1st, 1753, Luckau

66

Gebhard Christian Bastineller

German civil law notary

*May 15th, 1689, Halle (Saale) †October 19th, 1755, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

73

Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg

Politician

*March 3rd, 1689, Stockholm †January 13th, 1763, Äs

52

Jan Josef Ignác Brentner

Czech composer

*November 3rd, 1689, Dobřany †June 28th, 1742, Dobřany

11

Prince William, Duke of Gloucester

Son of Queen Anne

*July 24th, 1689, Hampton Court Palace †July 30th, 1700, Windsor Castle

82

Jan Klemens Branicki

Polish noble (1689-1771)

*September 21st, 1689, Białystok †October 9th, 1771, Białystok

61

Jacques I, Prince of Monaco

Prince consort of Monaco

*November 21st, 1689, Torigni-sur-Vire †April 23rd, 1751, Hôtel Matignon

54

Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria

Austrian Royal

*March 26th, 1689, Vienna †May 1st, 1743, Vienna

73

Mary Wortley Montagu

Noblewoman; writer and poet from England, editor (1689-1762)

*May 15th, 1689, Nottingham †August 21st, 1762, Nottingham

81

Pierre-Joseph Alary

French ecclesiastic and writer

*March 19th, 1689, Paris †December 15th, 1770

52

Blas de Lezo

Spanish admiral (1689-1741)

*February 3rd, 1689, birth house of Blas de Lezo †September 7th, 1741, Cartagena de Indias

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1689 is a normal year and no leap year.

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