May 23rd, 1735

Born on May 23rd, 1735

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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

Born on May 23rd, 1735

79

Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne

Habsburg Austrian Field Marshal, writer and intellectual (1735-1814)

*May 23rd, 1735, City of Brussels †December 13th, 1814, Vienna

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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

80

Franz Anton Mesmer

German physician

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

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

69

James Anderson

Scottish economist

*May 23rd, 1739, Edinburgh †October 15th, 1808, West Ham

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

69

Franz von Colloredo-Waldsee

Austrian Empire politician (1736-1806)

*May 23rd, 1736, Vienna †March 10th, 1806, Vienna

65

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

70

Giuseppe Parini

Italian poet

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

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

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

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Born in 1735

90

John Adams

President of the United States from 1797 to 1801

*October 30th, 1735, Braintree †July 4th, 1826, Quincy

46

Johann Christian Bach

German composer (1735–1782)

*September 5th, 1735, Leipzig †January 1st, 1782, London

83

Paul Revere

American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution

*January 1st, 1735, Boston †May 10th, 1818, Boston

85

François Christophe de Kellermann

French soldier (1735-1820)

*May 28th, 1735, Strasbourg †September 23rd, 1820, Paris

69

Francesco La Vega

Spanish classical archaeologist and architect

*June 25th, 1735, Rome †December 24th, 1804, Portici

66

Ignacy Krasicki

Polish writer and poet, Catholic archbishop

*February 3rd, 1735, Dubiecko †March 14th, 1801, Berlin

61

Andreas Peter Bernstorff

Danish politician (1735-1797)

*August 28th, 1735, Hanover †June 21st, 1797, Copenhagen

48

Caspar Wolf

Swiss painter (1735-1783)

*May 3rd, 1735, Muri †October 6th, 1783, Heidelberg

55

Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

German princess (1735-1791)

*June 24th, 1735, Coburg †February 18th, 1791, Unterschwaningen

70

Elise Reimarus

German scholar (1735-1805)

*January 22nd, 1735, Hamburg †September 4th, 1805, Hamburg

79

Bernardo de Iriarte

Spanish diplomat (1735-1814)

*February 18th, 1735, Puerto de la Cruz †July 13th, 1814, Bordeaux

80

John Carroll

First Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States

*January 8th, 1735, Upper Marlboro †December 3rd, 1815, Baltimore

74

Jérôme Champion de Cicé

French politician

*September 3rd, 1735, Rennes †August 19th, 1810, Aix-en-Provence

70

Friedrich August Brand

Austrian artist (1735-1806)

*December 20th, 1735, Vienna †October 9th, 1806, Vienna

74

August Ludwig von Schlözer

German historian

*July 5th, 1735, Kirchberg an der Jagst †September 9th, 1809, Göttingen

83

Hugh Williamson

American politician (1735-1819)

*December 5th, 1735, Chester County †May 22nd, 1819, New York City

54

Jeremiah Meyer

German-born British artist (1735-1789)

*January 18th, 1735, Tübingen †January 19th, 1789, Kew

77

Granville Sharp

English abolitionist (1735-1813)

*November 10th, 1735, Durham †July 6th, 1813, London

75

Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton

British noble (1735-1811)

*September 28th, 1735, London †March 14th, 1811, Euston Hall

61

Juliane Charlotte Friederike Grimm

(1735-1796)

*August 3rd, 1735, Hanau †December 18th, 1796, Steinau an der Straße

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1735 is a normal year and no leap year.

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