May 23rd, 1745

Born on May 23rd, 1745

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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 1745

69

Charles Dibdin

British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor

*March 15th, 1745, Southampton †July 25th, 1814, London

46

Maria Luisa of Spain

Empress Consort of the Holy Roman Empire

*November 24th, 1745, Portici †May 15th, 1792, Vienna

67

Benjamin Rush

American physician, educator, author

*December 24th, 1745, Byberry †April 19th, 1813, Philadelphia

83

Timothy Pickering

American statesman (1745-1829)

*July 17th, 1745, Salem †January 29th, 1829, Salem

81

Philippe Pinel

French psychiatrist

*April 20th, 1745, Jonquières †October 25th, 1826, former 12th arrondissement of Paris

56

Philipp Karl von Alvensleben

German politician and diplomat (1745-1802)

*December 16th, 1745, Hanover †October 21st, 1802, Berlin

80

Benedict Christian Vogel

Roman botanist (1745-1825)

*April 24th, 1745, Feuchtwangen †June 8th, 1825, Nuremberg

68

Henry James Pye

English Poet Laureate (1745-1813)

*February 20th, 1745, London †August 11th, 1813, Pinner

79

Charles Mannay

French priest (1745-1824)

*October 14th, 1745, Champeix †December 5th, 1824, Rennes

70

John Sevier

Soldier, frontiersman and politician (1745-1815)

*September 23rd, 1745, Rockingham County †September 24th, 1815, Alabama Territory

72

Georg Ernst Waldau

German church historian and theologian

*March 25th, 1745, Nuremberg †April 27th, 1817, Nuremberg

70

Francis Asbury

Methodist bishop in America (1745-1816)

*August 20th, 1745, Hamstead †March 31st, 1816, Spotsylvania County

74

Bodawpaya

1745-1819, sixth king of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma.

*March 11th, 1745, Shwebo †June 5th, 1819, Amarapura

84

Johann Wenzel Peter

Austrian painter (1745–1829)

*September 9th, 1745, Karlsbad (Baden) †December 28th, 1829, Rome

68

Gottfried Erich Rosenthal

German mathematician, naturalist and civil servant

*February 13th, 1745, Nordhausen †May 26th, 1813, Nordhausen

72

Barbara Schulthess

Swiss author

*October 5th, 1745, Zürich †April 12th, 1818, Zürich

35

Johann Anton Güldenstädt

Baltic German scientist (1745-1781)

*April 26th, 1745, Riga †March 23rd, 1781, Saint Petersburg

65

Jean-Baptiste Huet

French painter and textile designer (1745-1811)

*October 15th, 1745, Paris †August 27th, 1811, Paris

51

Domenico Pozzi

Swiss artist (1745-1796)

*August 3rd, 1745, Bruzella †November 2nd, 1796, Riva San Vitale

53

William Dawes

American militiaman (1745-1799)

*April 6th, 1745, Boston †February 25th, 1799, Marlborough

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1745 is a normal year and no leap year.

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