May 23rd, 1706

Born on May 23rd, 1706

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 23rd, 1706?

May 23rd, 1706

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy at the Battle of Ramillies.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough

May 23rd, 1706

War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-day Belgium.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Spanish_Succession

What else 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, 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

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

80

Franz Anton Mesmer

German physician

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

64

William Hunter

British anatomist and physician (1718-1783)

*May 23rd, 1718, East Kilbride †March 30th, 1783, London

40

Margaret Fuller

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

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

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

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Born in 1706

84

Benjamin Franklin

American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)

*January 17th, 1706, Boston †April 17th, 1790, Philadelphia

68

Johann Joachim Kändler

German artist (1706–1775)

*June 15th, 1706, Fischbach †May 18th, 1775, Meissen

42

Émilie du Châtelet

French mathematician, physicist, and author (1706-1749)

*December 17th, 1706, Paris †September 10th, 1749, Lunéville

56

Adam Ludwig von Wuthenau

(1706-1763)

*September 12th, 1706, Wörbzig †April 23rd, 1763

74

Jean-Esprit Isnard

French organ builder and Dominican conversational brother

*December 31st, 1706, Bédarrides †March 16th, 1781, Tarascon

55

John Dollond

English optician, known for his achromatic doublets

*June 21st, 1706, Spitalfields †November 29th, 1761, London

28

Polyxena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg

Sardinian queen

*September 21st, 1706, Bad Schwalbach †January 13th, 1735, Turin

62

Johan Pasch

Swedish artist (1706-1769)

*March 12th, 1706, Stockholm †January 16th, 1769, Stockholm

86

George Pocock

Royal Navy admiral (1706-1792)

*March 6th, 1706, Berkshire †April 3rd, 1792, Curzon Street

60

Johann Leonhard Dober

German missionary (1706-1766)

*March 7th, 1706, Mönchsroth †April 1st, 1766, Herrnhut

58

Simon François Ravenet

French engraver (-1774)

*January 1st, 1706, Paris †April 2nd, 1764, London

78

Baldassare Galuppi

Italian composer (1706-1785)

*October 18th, 1706, Burano †January 3rd, 1785, Venice

89

Jacob Wilhelm Lustig

Dutch composer (1706-1796)

*September 21st, 1706, Hamburg †May 17th, 1796, Groningen

50

Pierre Nicolas d'Incarville

French botanist (1706-1757)

*August 21st, 1706, Louviers †June 12th, 1757, Beijing

71

Johann Joseph Christian

German sculptor (1706-1777)

*February 12th, 1706, Riedlingen †June 22nd, 1777, Riedlingen

69

Franz Sebald Unterberger

Austrian painter (1706-1776)

*August 1st, 1706, Cavalese †January 23rd, 1776, Cavalese

65

Johann Ulrich von Cramer

German philosopher

*November 8th, 1706, Ulm †July 18th, 1772, Wetzlar

75

Frederick Charles Augustus, Count of Lippe

Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle

*January 20th, 1706, Biesterfeld †July 31st, 1781, Friedrichsruh

70

Seth Pomeroy

American general (1706-1777)

*May 20th, 1706, Northampton †February 9th, 1777, Peekskill

55

Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön

German duke

*August 4th, 1706, Sønderborg †October 18th, 1761, Traventhal

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1706 is a normal year and no leap year.

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