May 23rd, 1773

Born on May 23rd, 1773

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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 1773

68

William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

*February 9th, 1773, Charles City County †April 4th, 1841, Washington, D.C.

52

Johann Karl Burckhardt

French astronomer and mathematician

*April 30th, 1773, Leipzig †June 22nd, 1825, Paris

55

Thomas Young

English polymath (1773-1829)

*June 13th, 1773, Milverton †May 10th, 1829, London

86

Klemens von Metternich

Austrian diplomat, foreign minister and Chancellor (1773–1859)

*May 15th, 1773, Koblenz †June 11th, 1859, Vienna

84

Robert Brown

Scottish botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion

*December 21st, 1773, Montrose †June 10th, 1858, London

76

Louis-Philippe I

King of the French (1773-1850)

*October 6th, 1773, Paris †August 26th, 1850, Claremont

63

James Mill

Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher (1773-1836)

*April 6th, 1773, Angus †June 23rd, 1836, Kensington

65

Frédéric Cuvier

French biologist (1773-1838)

*June 28th, 1773, Montbéliard †July 24th, 1838, Strasbourg

74

Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley

British politician (1773-1847)

*January 20th, 1773, Ireland †April 27th, 1847, Paris

83

George Cayley

British aeronautics engineer (1773-1857)

*December 27th, 1773, Scarborough †December 15th, 1857, Brompton

81

Johann Conrad Fischer

Swiss politician (1773-1854)

*September 14th, 1773, Schaffhausen †December 26th, 1854, Schaffhausen

57

Charles-Simon Catel

French composer and educator (1773–1830)

*July 10th, 1773, L'Aigle †November 29th, 1830, Paris

69

Jakob Friedrich Fries

German philosopher & scholar

*August 23rd, 1773, Barby †August 10th, 1843, Jena

72

Ludwig von Wolzogen

Military general

*February 4th, 1773, Meiningen †July 4th, 1845, Halle (Saale)

75

Philipp Merian

(1773-1848)

*January 1st, 1773, Basel †July 26th, 1848, Basel

87

Detlev von Einsiedel

Politician (1773-1861)

*October 12th, 1773, Wolkenburg †March 20th, 1861, Dresden

23

Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

Prussian prince (1773–1796)

*November 5th, 1773, Potsdam †December 28th, 1796, Berlin

70

Peter Buell Porter

American politician (1773–1844)

*August 14th, 1773, Salisbury †March 20th, 1844, Niagara Falls

79

Charles Humphrey Atherton

American politician (1773-1853)

*August 14th, 1773, Amherst †January 8th, 1853, Amherst

61

Thérésa Tallien

Spanish-French courtesans

*July 31st, 1773, Carabanchel Alto †January 15th, 1835, Chimay Castle

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1773 is a normal year and no leap year.

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