May 23rd, 1884

Born on May 23rd, 1884

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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, 1884

80

Corrado Gini

Italian statistician (1884-1965)

*May 23rd, 1884, Motta di Livenza †March 13th, 1965, Rome

78

Josef Nadler

Austrian literary historian

*May 23rd, 1884, Nová Ves †January 14th, 1963, Vienna

45

Ernst Pündter

German stage actor (1884-1929)

*May 23rd, 1884, Munich †December 21st, 1929, Bremen

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Who's birthday is on May 23rd?

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur

31

Jordan Rakei

New Zealander-Australian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer

*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton

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

70

Carl Linnaeus

Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (1707–1778)

*May 23rd, 1707, Råshult †January 10th, 1778, Linnaeus Hammarby

90

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

56

Douglas Fairbanks

American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883–1939)

*May 23rd, 1883, Denver †December 12th, 1939, Santa Monica

77

John Payne

American actor 1912-1989

*May 23rd, 1912, Roanoke †December 6th, 1989, Malibu

75

Herbert Marshall

Actor (1890-1966)

*May 23rd, 1890, London †January 22nd, 1966, Beverly Hills

76

James Gleason

American actor (1882-1959)

*May 23rd, 1882, New York City †April 12th, 1959, Woodland Hills

83

Pär Lagerkvist

Swedish writer (1891–1974)

*May 23rd, 1891, Växjö †July 11th, 1974, Danderyd

65

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

56

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

46

Hans Frank

German lawyer, Nazi politician, General Governor of Nazi occupied Poland and convicted war criminal (1900-1946)

*May 23rd, 1900, Karlsruhe †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

72

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

82

John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer

*May 23rd, 1908, Madison †January 30th, 1991, Boston

65

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

34

Max Köhler

German draughtsman and painter (1886-1920)

*May 23rd, 1886, Kiel †November 26th, 1920, Kiel

36

Bray Wyatt

American professional wrestler (1987–2023)

*May 23rd, 1987, Brooksville †August 24th, 2023, Clermont

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87

Paul Schmitthenner

German architect; Judges' Trial affiant

*December 15th, 1884, Lauterbourg †November 11th, 1972, Munich

31

Rembrandt Bugatti

1884-1916 Italian sculptor

*October 16th, 1884, Milan †January 8th, 1916, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945

*October 11th, 1884, Manhattan †November 7th, 1962, Upper East Side

81

Georges Duhamel

French writer

*June 30th, 1884, Paris †April 13th, 1966, Valmondois

64

Friedrich Bergius

German chemist

*October 11th, 1884, Wrocław †March 30th, 1949, Buenos Aires

88

Harry S. Truman

President of the United States from 1945 to 1953

*May 8th, 1884, Lamar †December 26th, 1972, Kansas City

48

Earl Derr Biggers

American novelist and playwright

*August 26th, 1884, Warren †April 5th, 1933, Pasadena

57

Hugh Walpole

British writer

*March 13th, 1884, Auckland †June 1st, 1941, London

35

Amedeo Modigliani

Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)

*July 12th, 1884, Livorno †January 24th, 1920, Paris

89

İsmet İnönü

Turkish general and statesman (1884-1973)

*September 24th, 1884, İzmir †December 25th, 1973, Ankara

94

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

German art dealer and historian (1884-1979)

*June 25th, 1884, Mannheim †January 11th, 1979, 6th arrondissement of Paris

83

Jean Paulhan

French writer

*December 2nd, 1884, Nîmes †October 9th, 1968, Paris

62

Laurette Taylor

American stage and silent film actress

*April 1st, 1884, New York City †December 7th, 1946, New York City

82

Evelyn Nesbit

American model and actress

*December 25th, 1884, Tarentum †January 17th, 1967, Santa Monica

71

Albert Kallee

German judge

*August 13th, 1884, Michelbach am Wald †May 3rd, 1956, Heilbronn

67

Alfred Grünwald

Austrian writer (1884-1951)

*January 16th, 1884, Vienna †February 24th, 1951, New York City

68

Erima Northcroft

New Zealand judge

*December 2nd, 1884, Hokitika †October 10th, 1953

78

Gustave Garrigou

French racing cyclist

*September 24th, 1884, Vabre-Tizac †January 28th, 1963, Esbly

63

Hideki Tojo

Japanese politician, army officer, and convicted war criminal (1884–1948)

*December 30th, 1884, Kōjimachi-ku †December 23rd, 1948, Sugamo Prison

78

Rajendra Prasad

President of India from 1950 to 1962

*December 3rd, 1884, Ziradei Block †February 28th, 1963, Patna

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Leap year

Yes: 1884 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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