May 23rd, 1712

Born on May 23rd, 1712

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 113,000 days old!

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What 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, 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.

May 23rd, 1939

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.

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

57

Ulla Tessin

Swedish countess (1711-1768)

*May 23rd, 1711, Stockholm †December 14th, 1768, Flen Municipality

64

William Hunter

British anatomist and physician (1718-1783)

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

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

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

82

John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer

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

70

Giuseppe Parini

Italian poet

*May 23rd, 1729, Bosisio Parini †August 15th, 1799, Milan

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66

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)

*June 28th, 1712, Geneva †July 2nd, 1778, Ermenonville

74

Frederick II of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786

*January 24th, 1712, Berlin †August 17th, 1786, Potsdam

80

Francesco Guardi

Italian painter (1712-1793)

*October 5th, 1712, Venice †January 1st, 1793, Venice

67

Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

Painter (1712-1780)

*February 14th, 1712, Hamburg †January 24th, 1780, Dresden

51

Francesco Algarotti

Italian philosopher (1712-1764)

*December 11th, 1712, Venice †May 3rd, 1764, Pisa

47

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

French soldier

*February 28th, 1712, Nîmes †September 14th, 1759, Quebec City

45

Johann Gottfried Brendel

German physician

*February 23rd, 1712, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 17th, 1758, Göttingen

66

Claude Bourgelat

French veterinary surgeon

*March 27th, 1712, Lyon †January 3rd, 1779, Paris

72

Pietro Chiari

Italian playwright (1712-1785)

*December 25th, 1712, Brescia †August 31st, 1785, Brescia

68

John Fothergill

English physician and plant collector (1712–1780)

*March 8th, 1712, Bainbridge †December 26th, 1780, London

74

John Stanley

English composer and organist

*January 17th, 1712, London †May 19th, 1786, London

73

Fernando de Sousa e Silva

Portuguese cardinal (1712-1786)

*November 27th, 1712, Lisbon †April 11th, 1786, Lisbon

58

George Grenville

Prime Minister of Great Britain (1712-1770)

*October 14th, 1712, Westminster †November 13th, 1770, London

67

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine

Austrian general (1712-1780)

*December 12th, 1712, Lunéville †July 4th, 1780, Tervuren

73

Richard Glover

English poet and politician (1712-1785)

*January 1st, 1712, London †November 25th, 1785

83

Sayat-Nova

Armenian musician and poet

*June 14th, 1712, Tbilisi †November 22nd, 1795, Haghpat

71

Carlo Vittorio Amedeo delle Lanze

Italian cardinal

*September 1st, 1712, Turin †January 23rd, 1784, Fruttuaria

30

Charles Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

German noble (1712-1743)

*July 18th, 1712, Meiningen †March 28th, 1743, Meiningen

63

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

German engraver and designer (1712–1775)

*January 24th, 1712, Wandlitz †January 25th, 1775, Berlin

46

Vincent de Gournay

French economist and intendant of commerce

*May 28th, 1712, Saint-Malo †June 27th, 1758, Cádiz

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Leap year

Yes: 1712 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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