May 23rd, 1986

Born on May 23rd, 1986

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, 1986

37

Ryan Coogler

American filmmaker

*May 23rd, 1986, Oakland

37

Lowkey

British rapper

*May 23rd, 1986, United Kingdom

37

Angela Martini

Model, Miss Universe Albania 2010, 6th place at Miss Universe 2010

*May 23rd, 1986, Shkodër

37

Claudia Helene Hinterecker

German actress

*May 23rd, 1986, Simbach am Inn

37

Bastian von Bömches

German actor, stage actor and film actor

*May 23rd, 1986, Engelskirchen

37

Ruben Zadkovich

Australian footballer (born 1986)

*May 23rd, 1986, Fairfield

37

Alexei Sitnikov

Russian and Azerbaijani ice dancer

*May 23rd, 1986, Kirov

37

Jordan Zimmermann

American baseball pitcher

*May 23rd, 1986, Auburndale

37

Alice Tait

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder

*May 23rd, 1986, Brisbane

37

Srinda Ashab

Indian actress

*May 23rd, 1986, Kochi

37

Tejaswini Pandit

Indian actress

*May 23rd, 1986, Pune

37

Caner Özyurtlu

Turkish actor and director

*May 23rd, 1986, Istanbul

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

36

Bray Wyatt

American professional wrestler (1987–2023)

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

66

Martin McGuinness

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

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

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

38

Wim Stroetinga

Racing cyclist

*May 23rd, 1985, Drachten

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

90

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

65

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

26

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

65

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

35

Rosanna Crawford

Canadian biathlete

*May 23rd, 1988, Canmore

38

Ross Wallace

Scottish footballer (born 1985)

*May 23rd, 1985, Dundee

72

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

35

Lorenzo De Silvestri

Italian footballer

*May 23rd, 1988, Rome

51

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian racing driver

*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo

49

Ken Jennings

American game show contestant, host, and writer

*May 23rd, 1974, Edmonds

Same year
Born in 1986

37

Inna

Romanian singer

*October 16th, 1986, Mangalia

38

Lady Gaga

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986)

*March 28th, 1986, Lenox Hill Hospital

37

Tian Qing

Chinese badminton player

*August 19th, 1986, Anhua County

38

Kenichi Hayakawa

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1986, Otsu

37

Hoon Thien How

Badminton player

*December 24th, 1986, Kuala Lumpur

37

Natti Natasha

Dominican american singer

*December 10th, 1986, Santiago de los Caballeros

38

Brice Leverdez

French badminton player

*April 9th, 1986, La Garenne-Colombes

37

Saint Jhn

Guyanese-American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer

*August 26th, 1986, Brooklyn

37

Ellie Goulding

English singer and songwriter

*December 30th, 1986, Hereford

37

Kim Min-jung

South Korean badminton player

*July 29th, 1986, Jeju

37

Anand Pawar

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1986, Mumbai

37

Elena Prus

Badminton player

*April 30th, 1986, Lysychansk

37

Chau Hoi Wah

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1986, British Hong Kong

38

Chen Hung-Ling

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 10th, 1986, Taipei

37

Łukasz Moreń

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1986, Warsaw

37

Johanna Goliszewski

Badminton player

*May 9th, 1986, Olsztyn

38

Isabelle Kaif

Indian actress and model

*March 22nd, 1986, British Hong Kong

37

Kaylee DeFer

American actress

*September 23rd, 1986, Tucson

37

Jenny Skavlan

Norwegian actress

*June 3rd, 1986, Oslo

37

Malynda Hale

Musical artist

*August 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1986 is a normal year and no leap year.

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