May 23rd, 1709

Born on May 23rd, 1709

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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 1709

41

Julien Offray de La Mettrie

French physician and philosopher

*December 12th, 1709, Saint-Malo †November 11th, 1751, Potsdam

75

Samuel Johnson

English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)

*September 18th, 1709, Lichfield †December 13th, 1784, London

73

Jacques de Vaucanson

French inventor of mechanical automata

*February 24th, 1709, Grenoble †November 21st, 1782, Paris

45

Johann Georg Gmelin

German and Russian scientist (1709-1755)

*August 10th, 1709, Tübingen †May 20th, 1755, Tübingen

62

Louis de Bourbon, Count of Clermont

French noble (1709-1771)

*June 15th, 1709, Versailles †June 16th, 1771, Paris

65

Domingo de Basavilbaso

Argentinian businessperson (1709-1775)

*September 1st, 1709, Laudio/Llodio †May 9th, 1775, Buenos Aires

98

Jean-Baptiste de Belloy

Catholic cardinal (1709-1808)

*October 9th, 1709, France †June 10th, 1808, Paris

60

Francesco Araja

Italian composer

*June 25th, 1709, Naples †January 1st, 1770, Bologna

73

Hans Ulrich Grubenmann

Swiss builder

*June 23rd, 1709, Teufen †January 22nd, 1783, Teufen

76

Gabriel Bonnot de Mably

French philosopher, historian, and writer (1709–1785)

*March 14th, 1709, Grenoble †April 2nd, 1785, Paris

22

Louise of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess consort of Anhalt-Bernburg

*August 21st, 1709, Dessau †July 29th, 1732, Bernburg

79

Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1709-1788)

*August 21st, 1709, Schwedt/Oder †December 12th, 1788, Schwedt/Oder

72

Joachim Martin Falbe

German Painter (1709-1782)

*June 11th, 1709, Berlin †March 22nd, 1782, Berlin

74

Charles Collé

French writer

*April 14th, 1709, Paris †November 3rd, 1783, Paris

64

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton

British politician

*January 17th, 1709, Hagley †August 24th, 1773, Hagley

73

Andreas Sigismund Marggraf

German chemist (1709-1782)

*March 3rd, 1709, Berlin †August 7th, 1782, Berlin

67

Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset

French poet (1709-1777)

*August 29th, 1709, Amiens †June 16th, 1777, Amiens

82

Frobenius Forster

Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey St. Emmeram, Regensburg

*August 30th, 1709, Königsfeld (Wolnzach) †October 1st, 1791, Regensburg

71

Christian Ernst Friederici

Organ builder (1709-1780)

*March 7th, 1709, Meerane †May 4th, 1780, Gera

79

John Cleland

British writer (1709-1789)

*September 24th, 1709, Kingston upon Thames †January 23rd, 1789, City of Westminster

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1709 is a normal year and no leap year.

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