May 23rd, 1815

Born on May 23rd, 1815

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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 1815

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

*April 1st, 1815, Schönhausen †July 30th, 1898, Friedrichsruh

36

Ada Lovelace

English mathematician (1815–1852)

*December 10th, 1815, London †November 27th, 1852, Marylebone

64

Bernhard Ernst von Bülow

Danish and German politician (1815-1879)

*August 2nd, 1815, Cismar †October 20th, 1879, Frankfurt

49

George Boole

English mathematician, philosopher and logician (1815–1864)

*November 2nd, 1815, Lincoln †December 8th, 1864, Ballintemple

80

Jules Moinaux

French writer, comedian, playwright, chronicler and librettist

*October 24th, 1815, Tours †December 4th, 1895, Saint-Mandé

81

Antonio Machado Núñez

Spanish anthropologist (1815-1896)

*April 2nd, 1815, Cádiz †July 24th, 1896, Madrid

71

Johann Jakob Bachofen

Swiss jurist and philologist (1815–1887)

*December 22nd, 1815, Basel †November 25th, 1887, Basel

81

Karl Weierstraß

German mathematician (1815–1897)

*October 31st, 1815, Ostenfelde †February 19th, 1897, Berlin

49

William Sanderson McCormick

American businessman

*November 2nd, 1815, Rockbridge County †September 27th, 1865, Jacksonville

89

Adolph von Menzel

German artist (1815–1905)

*December 8th, 1815, Wrocław †February 9th, 1905, Berlin

67

Anthony Trollope

English novelist of the Victorian period (1815-1882)

*April 24th, 1815, London †December 6th, 1882, London

63

Thomas Couture

French painter (1815-1879)

*December 21st, 1815, Senlis †March 29th, 1879, Villiers-le-Bel

63

Julia Margaret Cameron

British photographer (1815–1879)

*June 11th, 1815, Kolkata †January 26th, 1879, Kalutara

96

James Curtis Hepburn

American physician, educator, and phonologist of Japanese (1815–1911)

*March 13th, 1815, Milton †September 21st, 1911, East Orange

78

Clara Fey

Roman Catholic nun (1815-1894)

*April 11th, 1815, Aachen †January 1st, 1894, Simpelveld

86

Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann

German photographer (1815–1901)

*January 25th, 1815, Cottbus †December 6th, 1901, Leipzig

60

Caroline Botgorschek

Austrian opera singer

*May 21st, 1815, Vienna †October 7th, 1875, Mimoň

90

Josip Juraj Strossmayer

Croatian Roman Catholic bishop, benefactor and politician (1815-1905)

*February 4th, 1815, Osijek †April 8th, 1905, Đakovo

54

Matthäus Friedrich Chemnitz

German author (1815–1870)

*June 10th, 1815, Barmstedt †March 15th, 1870, Altona

68

Johann Gottfried Piefke

Prussian composer and conductor (1815-1884)

*September 9th, 1815, Skwierzyna †January 25th, 1884, Frankfurt (Oder)

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1815 is a normal year and no leap year.

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