May 23rd, 2024

Born on May 23rd, 2024

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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

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

36

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

33

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

91

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

36

Bray Wyatt

American professional wrestler (1987–2023)

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

57

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

66

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

63

Philippe Cochet

French politician

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

27

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

66

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

73

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

52

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian racing driver

*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo

36

Angelo Ogbonna

Italian footballer

*May 23rd, 1988, Cassino

77

John Payne

American actor (1912-1989)

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

40

Hugo Almeida

Portuguese footballer

*May 23rd, 1984, Figueira da Foz

50

Ken Jennings

American game show contestant, host, and writer

*May 23rd, 1974, Edmonds

27

Pedro Chirivella

Spanish professional footballer

*May 23rd, 1997, Valencia

69

Alan García

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

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

55

Maurice Barthélemy

French actor, film director and screenwriter

*May 23rd, 1969, La Paz

89

Susan Cooper

English-American fantasy writer

*May 23rd, 1935, Burnham

63

Daniele Massaro

Italian association football player

*May 23rd, 1961, Monza

74

William Barr

77th & 85th United States Attorney General

*May 23rd, 1950, New York City

27

Joe Gomez

English association football player

*May 23rd, 1997, Catford

33

Sarah Jarosz

American musician

*May 23rd, 1991, Austin

29

Lorenzo Rota

Italian cyclist

*May 23rd, 1995, Bergamo

82

John Bardeen

American physicist and engineer

*May 23rd, 1908, Madison †January 30th, 1991, Boston

66

Drew Carey

American actor, voice actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host

*May 23rd, 1958, Cleveland

75

Anthony May

British actor

*May 23rd, 1946, Reigate †December 24th, 2021

54

Yigal Amir

Israeli extremist and murder convict

*May 23rd, 1970, Herzliya

71

Robert Moog

Electronic music pioneer and inventor from the United States (1934-2005)

*May 23rd, 1934, New York City †August 21st, 2005, Asheville

39

Wim Stroetinga

Racing cyclist

*May 23rd, 1985, Drachten

46

Hans Frank

German lawyer, Nazi politician, General Governor of Nazi occupied Poland and convicted war criminal (1900-1946)

*May 23rd, 1900, Karlsruhe †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

38

Ryan Coogler

American filmmaker

*May 23rd, 1986, Oakland

85

Jean Françaix

French composer and pianist

*May 23rd, 1912, Le Mans †September 25th, 1997, Paris

36

Rosanna Crawford

Canadian biathlete

*May 23rd, 1988, Canmore

57

Philip Selway

English drummer

*May 23rd, 1967, Abingdon-on-Thames

50

Fabio Sacchi

Road bicycle racer

*May 23rd, 1974, Milan

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