May 23rd, 1988

Born on May 23rd, 1988

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 817 days, exactly on September 21st, 2026, people who were born on May 23rd, 1988 will be 14,000 days old!

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What happened on May 23rd?

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.

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.

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

Born on May 23rd, 1988

36

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

36

Angelo Ogbonna

Italian footballer

*May 23rd, 1988, Cassino

36

Rosanna Crawford

Canadian biathlete

*May 23rd, 1988, Canmore

36

Lorenzo De Silvestri

Italian footballer

*May 23rd, 1988, Rome

36

Sugandha Mishra

Indian playback singer, actress and comedian

*May 23rd, 1988, Punjab

36

Ye Jung-hwa

South Korean fitness coach, model, and actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Busan

36

Tia Bajpai

Indian singer and actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Lucknow

36

Morgan Pressel

American professional golfer

*May 23rd, 1988, Tampa

36

Jacob Johnston

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 23rd, 1988, Greater Sudbury

36

Vaness del Moral

Filipino actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Baguio

36

Gavin Free

English actor, filmmaker, and Internet personality

*May 23rd, 1988, Hillingdon

36

Merve Oflaz

Turkish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Istanbul

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

32

Jordan Rakei

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

*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton

33

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

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

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

57

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

40

Hugo Almeida

Portuguese footballer

*May 23rd, 1984, Figueira da Foz

91

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

70

Carl Linnaeus

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

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

27

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

66

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

63

Philippe Cochet

French politician

*May 23rd, 1961, 6th arrondissement of Lyon

38

Ryan Coogler

American filmmaker

*May 23rd, 1986, Oakland

66

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

33

Sarah Jarosz

American musician

*May 23rd, 1991, Austin

39

Wim Stroetinga

Racing cyclist

*May 23rd, 1985, Drachten

73

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

35

Oli Brown

Alt-Rock Guitarist

*May 23rd, 1989, Norfolk

52

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian racing driver

*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo

50

Ken Jennings

American game show contestant, host, and writer

*May 23rd, 1974, Edmonds

Same year
Born in 1988

36

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

36

Wang Yihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1988, Shanghai

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

36

Ma Jin

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1988, Nantong

35

Arun Vishnu

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Kozhikode

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

36

Line Damkjær Kruse

Badminton player

*January 7th, 1988, Aarhus

36

Chan Yun Lung

Badminton player

*February 29th, 1988, Hong Kong

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

36

Pramod Bhagat

Indian para-badminton player

*June 4th, 1988, Attabira

35

Jérôme Boateng

German association football player

*September 3rd, 1988, West Berlin

35

Mats Hummels

German association football player

*December 16th, 1988, Bergisch Gladbach

36

Monika Lewczuk

Polish singer-songwriter and former model

*June 10th, 1988, Łomża

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

36

Nikki Reed

American actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

35

Savitree Amitrapai

Badminton player

*November 19th, 1988, Bangkok

36

Steffi Annys

Badminton player

*May 10th, 1988, De Panne

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Leap year

Yes: 1988 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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