May 23rd, 2001

Born on May 23rd, 2001

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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, 2001

22

Haley Jones

American basketball player

*May 23rd, 2001, Santa Cruz

22

Dal Varešanović

Bosnian footballer

*May 23rd, 2001, Sarajevo

22

Matt Lintz

American actor

*May 23rd, 2001, Fargo

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

66

Martin McGuinness

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

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

26

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

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

36

Bray Wyatt

American professional wrestler (1987–2023)

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

70

Carl Linnaeus

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

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

56

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

90

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

26

Pedro Chirivella

Spanish professional footballer

*May 23rd, 1997, Valencia

23

Joshua Obiesie

German basketball player

*May 23rd, 2000, Munich

65

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

65

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

26

Joe Gomez

English footballer (born 1997)

*May 23rd, 1997, Catford

72

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

35

Angelo Ogbonna

Italian footballer

*May 23rd, 1988, Cassino

21

Jan Doležálek

Czech hammer thrower

*May 23rd, 2002, Pardubice

24

James Charles

American YouTuber, make-up artist and model

*May 23rd, 1999, Bethlehem

28

Lorenzo Rota

Italian cyclist

*May 23rd, 1995, Bergamo

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Born in 2001

22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

22

Noa Kirel

Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and television host; represented Israel in the 2023 Eurovision

*May 10th, 2001, Haifa

22

Kaia Gerber

American model and actress

*September 3rd, 2001, Los Angeles County

22

Malvika Bansod

Indian badminton player

*September 15th, 2001, Nagpur

23

Lalinrat Chaiwan

Badminton player

*February 21st, 2001, Lampang

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

22

Cris MJ

Chilean singer

*September 16th, 2001, La Serena

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

22

Fiorella Corimberto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*August 29th, 2001, Buenos Aires

22

Marit van Ede

Dutch Handball player

*December 26th, 2001, Nieuwegein

23

Klaudia Pintér

Hungarian beach handball player

*February 14th, 2001, Budapest

23

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

22

Lil Tjay

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*April 30th, 2001, The Bronx

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

22

Linda Mazri

Badminton player

*December 21st, 2001, El Biar

22

Brian Yang

Badminton player

*November 25th, 2001, Toronto

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2001 is a normal year and no leap year.

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