May 23rd, 2014

Born on May 23rd, 2014

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

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

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

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

70

Carl Linnaeus

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

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

36

Bray Wyatt

American professional wrestler (1987–2023)

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

90

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

56

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

26

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

65

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

65

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

72

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

35

Angelo Ogbonna

Italian footballer

*May 23rd, 1988, Cassino

51

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian racing driver

*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo

39

Hugo Almeida

Portuguese footballer

*May 23rd, 1984, Figueira da Foz

26

Pedro Chirivella

Spanish professional footballer

*May 23rd, 1997, Valencia

77

John Payne

American actor 1912-1989

*May 23rd, 1912, Roanoke †December 6th, 1989, Malibu

49

Ken Jennings

American game show contestant, host, and writer

*May 23rd, 1974, Edmonds

69

Alan García

President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011)

*May 23rd, 1949, Lima †April 17th, 2019, Lima

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10

Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland

Swedish princess, eldest child of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill

*February 20th, 2014, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

9

Halaevalu Mataʻaho

Tongan princess

*July 12th, 2014, Auckland City Hospital

9

Princess Gabriella, Countess of Carladès

Daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene, Princess of Monaco

*December 10th, 2014, The Princess Grace Hospital Centre

9

Princess Amalia of Nassau

Daughter of Prince Félix of Luxembourg

*June 15th, 2014, Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital

10

Like Nastya

Russian-American YouTuber and actor

*January 27th, 2014, Krasnodar

9

Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco

Son of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene, Princess of Monaco

*December 10th, 2014, The Princess Grace Hospital Centre

10

Sasha Hemsworth

Australian actress

*March 18th, 2014, Los Angeles

10

Mia Tindall

Granddaughter of Anne, Princess Royal; great-granddaughter of Elizabeth II

*January 17th, 2014, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

9

Reign Ashton Disick

Child of Kourtney Kardashian Scott Disick

*December 14th, 2014, Los Angeles

10

Tristan Hemsworth

Australian actor

*March 18th, 2014, Sydney

10

disappearance of Dulce Maria Alavez

Disappearance of American girl in September 2019

*April 25th, 2014, Bridgeton

9

Rose Dauriac

American actress, model and singer

*August 30th, 2014, New York City

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No: With 365 days 2014 is a normal year and no leap year.

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