May 23rd, 1982

Born on May 23rd, 1982

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1982

41

Stevica Ristić

Macedonian association football player

*May 23rd, 1982, Vršac

41

Tristan Prettyman

American musician

*May 23rd, 1982, Del Mar

41

Carrie Stroup

Miss United States World 2001, contestant at Miss World 2001

*May 23rd, 1982, Fort Lauderdale

41

Úrsula Corona

Brazilian actress

*May 23rd, 1982, Rio de Janeiro

41

Malene Mortensen

Danish singer

*May 23rd, 1982, Denmark

41

Adil Shamasdin

Canadian tennis player

*May 23rd, 1982, Toronto

41

Rochelle Pangilinan

Filipino actor and musician

*May 23rd, 1982, Malabon

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

35

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

31

Jordan Rakei

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

*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton

32

Lena Meyer-Landrut

German singer

*May 23rd, 1991, Hanover

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

36

Bray Wyatt

American professional wrestler (1987–2023)

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

39

Hugo Almeida

Portuguese footballer

*May 23rd, 1984, Figueira da Foz

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

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

56

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

70

Carl Linnaeus

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

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

65

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

90

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

42

Gwenno Saunders

Welsh singer

*May 23rd, 1981, Cardiff

65

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

35

Angelo Ogbonna

Italian footballer

*May 23rd, 1988, Cassino

51

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian racing driver

*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo

72

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

40

Ante Tomić

Croatian association football player

*May 23rd, 1983, Zagreb

49

Ken Jennings

American game show contestant, host, and writer

*May 23rd, 1974, Edmonds

38

Wim Stroetinga

Racing cyclist

*May 23rd, 1985, Drachten

26

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

Same year
Born in 1982

41

Nicki Minaj

Trinidadian-born rapper, singer and actress (born 1982)

*December 8th, 1982, Saint James

41

Lee Chong Wei

Malaysian badminton player

*October 21st, 1982, Bagan Serai

41

John Mulaney

American actor and comedian

*August 26th, 1982, Chicago

42

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Danish actress

*January 16th, 1982, Hillerød

41

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

41

Miss Li

Swedish singer and songwriter

*July 21st, 1982, Borlänge

42

Huang Sui

Badminton player

*January 8th, 1982, Hunan

42

Inez Bjørg David

German actress

*February 6th, 1982, Aarhus

42

Kamila Augustyn

Badminton player

*January 14th, 1982, Słupsk

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

41

Jussie Smollett

American actor and singer

*June 21st, 1982, Santa Rosa

41

Aki Akao

Badminton player

*October 20th, 1982, Hita

42

Ekaterina Ananina

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1982, Perm

41

Christoph Letkowski

German actor and musician

*June 16th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

42

Verena Bentele

German paralympic biathlete and politician (SPD)

*February 28th, 1982, Lindau

41

Vanessa Bryant

American philanthropist

*May 5th, 1982, Huntington Beach

35

Anthony Delhalle

French motorcycle racer

*January 11th, 1982, Chartres †March 9th, 2017, Circuit Paul Armagnac

42

Jessica Biel

American actress

*March 3rd, 1982, Ely

42

Nivea

American R&B singer

*March 24th, 1982, Savannah

41

Leticia Brunati

Argentinian beach handball coach

*May 28th, 1982, Buenos Aires

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Born on May 23rd, 1982
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1982 is a normal year and no leap year.

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