May 23rd, 1695

Born on May 23rd, 1695

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 23rd?

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.

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.

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

32

Jordan Rakei

New Zealander-Australian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer

*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton

36

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

33

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

91

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

57

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

66

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

73

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

66

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

63

Philippe Cochet

French politician

*May 23rd, 1961, 6th arrondissement of Lyon

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

51

François Gaspard Adam

French artist

*May 23rd, 1710, Nancy †August 18th, 1761, Paris

40

Margaret Fuller

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

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

80

Franz Anton Mesmer

German physician

*May 23rd, 1734, Iznang †March 5th, 1815, Meersburg

82

John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer

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

89

Susan Cooper

English-American fantasy writer

*May 23rd, 1935, Burnham

27

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

Same year
Born in 1695

87

Daniel Wilhelm Triller

German writer

*February 10th, 1695, Erfurt †May 22nd, 1782, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

78

Johann Conrad Schlaun

German architect

*June 5th, 1695, Nörde †October 21st, 1773, Münster

82

Johan Arckenholtz

Finnish historian

*February 9th, 1695, Helsinki †July 12th, 1777, Stockholm

44

Georg Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels

German noble, Count of Barby (1695-1739)

*April 19th, 1695, Dessau †June 12th, 1739, Barby

73

Christian Seybold

German painter (1695-1768)

*March 19th, 1695, Neuenhain †September 28th, 1768, Vienna

57

Joachim Oporin

German author and theologian (1695-1753)

*September 12th, 1695, Neumünster †September 5th, 1753, Göttingen

64

Johann Ludwig Alefeld

German physicist (1695-1760)

*May 19th, 1695, Grünstadt †January 26th, 1760, Giessen

68

Pietro Locatelli

Italian Baroque composer and violinist (1695-1764)

*September 3rd, 1695, Bergamo †March 30th, 1764, Amsterdam

77

Martin Sarmiento

Spanish writer

*March 9th, 1695, Villafranca del Bierzo †December 7th, 1772, Madrid

78

Johann Lorenz Bach

German composer (1695-1773)

*September 10th, 1695, Schweinfurt †December 14th, 1773, Itzgrund

73

François de Chevert

French general

*February 2nd, 1695, Verdun †January 24th, 1769, Paris

27

Johann Christian Günther

German poet (1695-1723)

*April 8th, 1695, Strzegom †March 15th, 1723, Jena

77

William Borlase

English antiquarian, geologist and naturalist

*February 2nd, 1695, Cornwall †August 31st, 1772, Cornwall

69

José Quer y Martínez

Spanish botanist (1695-1764)

*January 26th, 1695, Perpignan †March 19th, 1764, Madrid

55

Benigna Marie of Reuss-Ebersdorf

German noblewoman and author of hymns (1695-1751)

*December 15th, 1695, Saalburg-Ebersdorf †July 31st, 1751, Pottiga

56

Francis Scott

2nd Duke of Buccleuch (1695-1751)

*January 11th, 1695, London †April 22nd, 1751, London

62

Michelangelo Unterberger

Austrian painter (1695-1758)

*August 11th, 1695, Cavalese †June 27th, 1758, Vienna

62

Johann Konrad Brandenstein

Organ builder

*August 1st, 1695, Kitzingen †November 21st, 1757, Stadtamhof

63

Melchior Buchner

German plasterer and painter (1695-1758)

*January 6th, 1695, Schongau †September 12th, 1758, Ingolstadt

60

Johannes Jakob Zimmermann

(1695-1756)

*December 10th, 1695, Zürich †November 30th, 1756, Zürich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1695 is a normal year and no leap year.

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