May 23rd, 1705

Born on May 23rd, 1705

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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 1705

68

Clement XIV

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1769 to 1774

*October 31st, 1705, Santarcangelo di Romagna †September 22nd, 1774, Rome

77

Farinelli

Italian opera singer

*January 24th, 1705, Andria †July 15th, 1782, Bologna

77

Gerhard Friedrich Müller

German historian and ethnologist

*October 29th, 1705, Herford †October 11th, 1783, Moscow

73

Nicolas-Sébastien Adam

French sculptor (1705–1778)

*March 22nd, 1705, Nancy †March 27th, 1778, Paris

45

Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff

Dutch aristocrats

*August 8th, 1705, Leer †November 1st, 1750, Batavia

76

John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun

British Army general

*May 5th, 1705, Loudoun Castle †April 27th, 1782, Loudoun Castle

60

Thomas Birch

English historian (1705-1766)

*November 23rd, 1705, Clerkenwell †January 9th, 1766, London

80

Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier

French explorer

*January 14th, 1705, Pleudihen-sur-Rance †January 1st, 1786, Saint-Malo

68

Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland

British politician

*September 28th, 1705, Kensington †July 1st, 1774, Holland House

51

Maximilian Ulysses Browne

Austrian field marshal

*October 23rd, 1705, Basel †June 26th, 1757, Prague

88

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

British barrister, politician and judge (1705–1793)

*March 2nd, 1705, Scone †March 20th, 1793, Highgate

46

Francis Blomefield

British antiquarian

*July 23rd, 1705, Fersfield †January 16th, 1752, Fersfield

75

William Cookworthy

British pharmacist

*April 12th, 1705, Kingsbridge †October 17th, 1780, Plymouth

83

Noël Jourda de Vaux

Marshal of France

*March 12th, 1705, Castle of Vaux †September 14th, 1788, Grenoble

69

Jacques-François Blondel

French architect

*January 8th, 1705, Rouen †January 9th, 1774, Paris

83

Matthäus Günther

German artist (1705-1788)

*September 7th, 1705, Peißenberg †September 30th, 1788, Wessobrunn

76

Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke

Royal Navy admiral (1705-1781)

*February 21st, 1705, London †October 17th, 1781, Sunbury-on-Thames

54

Giovanni Carestini

Italian sopera singer

*December 13th, 1705, Filottrano †January 1st, 1760, Filottrano

33

Dick Turpin

English highwayman (1705–1739)

*September 21st, 1705, Hempstead †April 7th, 1739, Knavesmire

63

Johann Christoph Pfeiffer

German theologian

*April 10th, 1705, Erfurt †June 14th, 1768

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1705 is a normal year and no leap year.

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