May 23rd, 1999

Born on May 23rd, 1999

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What happened on May 23rd, 1999?

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.

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What else 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, 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, 1999

24

James Charles

American YouTuber, make-up artist and model

*May 23rd, 1999, Bethlehem

24

Sandro Mamukelashvili

American-born Georgian basketball player

*May 23rd, 1999, New York City

24

Natnael Tesfatsion

Eritrean cyclist

*May 23rd, 1999, Asmara

24

Toby Sibbick

English association football player

*May 23rd, 1999, Isleworth

24

Nissa Sabyan

Indonesian singer and actress

*May 23rd, 1999, Lumajang Regency

24

Koomz

English singer-songwriter and YouTuber

*May 23rd, 1999, Brixton

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

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

32

Lena Meyer-Landrut

German singer

*May 23rd, 1991, Hanover

26

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

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

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

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

26

Pedro Chirivella

Spanish professional footballer

*May 23rd, 1997, Valencia

70

Carl Linnaeus

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

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

26

Joe Gomez

English footballer (born 1997)

*May 23rd, 1997, Catford

90

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

25

Justinian Jessup

American basketball player

*May 23rd, 1998, Longmont

65

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

65

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

35

Angelo Ogbonna

Italian footballer

*May 23rd, 1988, Cassino

28

Lorenzo Rota

Italian cyclist

*May 23rd, 1995, Bergamo

72

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

23

Evan Bird

Canadian actor

*May 23rd, 2000, Vancouver

39

Hugo Almeida

Portuguese footballer

*May 23rd, 1984, Figueira da Foz

26

Max Kilman

English association football player (born 1997)

*May 23rd, 1997, Chelsea

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Born in 1999

25

Lil Nas X

American rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1999)

*April 9th, 1999, Lithia Springs

24

Tarjei Sandvik Moe

Norwegian actor

*May 24th, 1999, Oslo

25

Sheldon Riley

Australian singer (1999-)

*March 14th, 1999, Sydney

24

Lennon Stella

Canadian singer and actress

*August 13th, 1999, Oshawa

25

Brandon Austin

English association football player

*January 7th, 1999, Hemel Hempstead

24

Aitana

Spanish singer and actress

*June 27th, 1999, Sant Climent de Llobregat

24

Lit Killah

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 4th, 1999, González Catán

24

X González

American activist and gun control advocate

*November 11th, 1999, United States of America

24

Kenia Os

Mexican singer-songwriter and businesswoman

*July 15th, 1999, Mazatlán

24

Emma Muscat

Maltese singer-songwriter, pianist and model

*November 27th, 1999, St. Julian's

24

Slava Marlow

Russian music producer, rapper and YouTuber

*October 27th, 1999, Novosibirsk

24

Shiva

Italian rapper (1999-)

*August 27th, 1999, Isola della Scala

25

Christian Nodal

Mexican musician and singer-songwriter

*January 11th, 1999, Heroica Caborca

25

Polo G

American rapper

*January 6th, 1999, Chicago

24

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Badminton player

*August 11th, 1999, Wonogiri

25

Krishna Nagar

Badminton player

*January 12th, 1999, Jaipur

25

Em Beihold

Irani-American singer-songwriter and TikToker

*January 21st, 1999, Glendale

24

Mariah Angeliq

American singer

*August 7th, 1999, Miami

25

Margot Lambert

Badminton player

*March 15th, 1999, Guilherand-Granges

25

Azmy Qowimuramadhoni‎

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1999, Indonesia

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No: With 365 days 1999 is a normal year and no leap year.

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