June 23rd, 1944

Born on June 23rd, 1944

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

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What happened on June 23rd?

June 23rd, 2016

Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the European Union.

June 23rd, 2014

Under the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 2118, the last of Syria's declared chemical weapons were shipped out for destruction.

June 23rd, 1992

Croatian War of Independence: The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina against the Croatian Army who had captured the plateau.

June 23rd, 1991

The first installment of the video-game series Sonic the Hedgehog was released.

June 23rd, 1985

A bomb attributed to the Sikh separatist group Babbar Khalsa destroyed Air India Flight 182 above the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 329 on board.

June 23rd, 1982

Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.

June 23rd, 1973

The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions.

June 23rd, 1972

President Richard Nixon signed Title IX (co-author Patsy Mink pictured) into law as part of the Education Amendments, prohibiting gender discrimination in any educational program receiving U.S. federal funds.

June 23rd, 1956

In a nationwide referendum, Gamal Abdel Nasser (pictured) was elected President of Egypt, a post he held until his death in 1970.

June 23rd, 1926

The College Board administered the first SAT, a major standardized test for university and college admissions in the United States.

June 23rd, 1894

Led by French historian Pierre de Coubertin, an international congress at the Sorbonne in Paris formed the International Olympic Committee to revive the ancient Olympic Games.

June 23rd, 1887

The Parliament of Canada passed the Rocky Mountains Park Act, creating Banff National Park in Alberta as the country's first national park.

June 23rd, 1865

Stand Watie became the last Confederate general of the American Civil War to surrender to Union forces.

June 23rd, 1797

War of the First Coalition: Napoleon signed the Armistice of Bologna, agreeing a ceasefire between France and the Papal States.

June 23rd, 1594

Anglo-Spanish War: During the Action of Faial, an English attempt to capture a Portuguese carrack, reputedly one of the richest ever to set sail from the Indies, caused it to explode with all the treasure lost.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 23rd

Born on June 23rd, 1944

79

Hildebrecht Braun

German politician

*June 23rd, 1944, Neuendettelsau

79

Monika Woytowicz

German actress

*June 23rd, 1944, Barth

79

Peter Bieri

Swiss philosopher and writer

*June 23rd, 1944, Bern †June 27th, 2023, Berlin

61

Phyllis Huffman

American casting director (1944-2006)

*June 23rd, 1944, The Bronx †March 2nd, 2006, United States of America

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 23rd?

28

Danna Paola

Mexican singer, model and actress

*June 23rd, 1995, Mexico City

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

78

Robert Hunter

American lyricist, musician, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet

*June 23rd, 1941, Arroyo Grande †September 23rd, 2019, San Rafael

41

Alan Turing

English computer scientist (1912–1954)

*June 23rd, 1912, Maida Vale †June 7th, 1954, Wilmslow

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

70

Gaston Maspero

French Egyptologist (1846–1916)

*June 23rd, 1846, Paris †June 30th, 1916, Palais de l'Institut de France

80

Vint Cerf

American computer scientist (born 1943)

*June 23rd, 1943, New Haven

82

Rotraut Wisskirchen

German christian archaeologist

*June 23rd, 1936, Hagen †August 1st, 2018

60

Bob Fosse

American actor, dancer, choreographer and director (1927-1987)

*June 23rd, 1927, Chicago †September 23rd, 1987, George Washington University Hospital

91

Joseph Vogt

German historian of classical antiquity (1895-1986)

*June 23rd, 1895, Schechingen †July 14th, 1986, Tübingen

47

Patrick Vieira

French association football manager (born 1976)

*June 23rd, 1976, Dakar

86

Ola Ullsten

Swedish politician, prime minister of Sweden between October 1978 and October 1979

*June 23rd, 1931, Teg †May 28th, 2018, Öja District, Gotland

75

Clarence Thomas

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991

*June 23rd, 1948, Pin Point

77

James Levine

American conductor and pianist

*June 23rd, 1943, Cincinnati †March 9th, 2021, Palm Springs

53

Christian Meier

Peruvian actor, director and singer

*June 23rd, 1970, Lima

22

Bárbara Bandeira

Portuguese singer

*June 23rd, 2001, Setúbal

59

John Garang

Sudanese politician (1945–2005)

*June 23rd, 1946, Twic East County †July 30th, 2005, New Cush

81

Hannes Wader

German singer-songwriter

*June 23rd, 1942, Bielefeld

54

Wilma Rudolph

African American athlete

*June 23rd, 1940, Clarksville †November 12th, 1994, Brentwood

Same year
Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

80

John Rhys-Davies

Welsh actor (born 1944)

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Gernot Erler

German politician

*May 3rd, 1944, Meissen

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

79

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

79

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 23rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations [although this is not the real summer solstice; see June 20] , Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations) which are celebrated on June 23rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on June 23rd, 1944
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1944 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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