May 23rd, 1767

Born on May 23rd, 1767

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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 1767

78

Andrew Jackson

President of the United States from 1829 to 1837

*March 15th, 1767, Waxhaws †June 8th, 1845, The Hermitage

80

John Quincy Adams

President of the United States from 1825 to 1829

*July 11th, 1767, Braintree †February 23rd, 1848, Washington, D.C.

62

Pierre Daru

French writer, academic and statesman (1767-1829)

*January 12th, 1767, Montpellier †September 5th, 1829, Meulan-en-Yvelines

80

Nicolas Oudinot

Marshal of France (1767-1847)

*April 25th, 1767, Bar-le-Duc †September 13th, 1847, Paris

42

Andreas Hofer

Leader of armed resistance by the people of Tirol against Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion (1767-1810)

*November 22nd, 1767, St. Leonhard in Passeier †February 20th, 1810, Mantua

77

August Wilhelm Schlegel

German poet, translator, critic, and writer (1767–1845)

*September 8th, 1767, Hanover †May 12th, 1845, Bonn

84

Manuel Godoy

Prime Minister of Spain (1767-1851)

*May 12th, 1767, Badajoz †October 4th, 1851, Paris

61

Rachel Jackson

Wife of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1767–1828)

*June 15th, 1767, Halifax County †December 22nd, 1828, Nashville

53

Henri Christophe

President and King of Haiti (1767-1820)

*October 6th, 1767, Grenada †October 8th, 1820, Haiti

73

Christian Gottlieb Konopack

German Legal Scholar

*November 7th, 1767, Gdańsk †April 3rd, 1841, Jena

73

Bernhard Romberg

German cellist and composer

*November 13th, 1767, Dinklage †August 13th, 1841, Hamburg

69

Martin von Hochmeister

(1767-1837)

*April 19th, 1767, Sibiu †January 9th, 1837, Sibiu

72

Jean-Antoine Verdier

French general (1767-1839)

*May 2nd, 1767, Toulouse †May 30th, 1839, Mâcon

48

Prince Joseph of Monaco

Prince of Monaco

*September 10th, 1767, Hôtel Matignon †June 28th, 1816, Paris

35

María Isidra de Guzmán y de la Cerda

Spanish translator

*October 31st, 1767, Madrid †March 5th, 1803, Córdoba

82

Pavel Chichagov

Russian admiral

*June 27th, 1767, Saint Petersburg †September 10th, 1849, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

67

Wenzel Müller

Composer (1759-1835)

*September 26th, 1767, Městečko Trnávka †August 3rd, 1835, Baden

82

Jacques-Laurent Agasse

Painter (1767-1849)

*April 24th, 1767, Geneva †December 27th, 1849, London

91

Edward Pease

British businessman (1767-1858)

*May 31st, 1767, Darlington †July 31st, 1858, County Durham

58

Mathieu de Montmorency

French statesman

*July 10th, 1767, Paris †March 24th, 1826, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1767 is a normal year and no leap year.

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