May 23rd, 2140

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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

Birthdays and future age on May 23rd, 2140

148

Jordan Rakei

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

*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton

152

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

149

Lena Meyer-Landrut

German singer

*May 23rd, 1991, Hanover

207

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

173

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

182

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

182

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

189

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

143

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

168

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian racing driver

*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo

205

Susan Cooper

English-American fantasy writer

*May 23rd, 1935, Burnham

156

Hugo Almeida

Portuguese footballer

*May 23rd, 1984, Figueira da Foz

152

Angelo Ogbonna

Italian footballer

*May 23rd, 1988, Cassino

190

William Barr

77th & 85th United States Attorney General

*May 23rd, 1950, New York City

179

Philippe Cochet

French politician

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

166

Ken Jennings

American game show contestant, host, and writer

*May 23rd, 1974, Edmonds

171

Maurice Barthélemy

French actor, film director and screenwriter

*May 23rd, 1969, La Paz

179

Daniele Massaro

Italian association football player

*May 23rd, 1961, Monza

182

Drew Carey

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

*May 23rd, 1958, Cleveland

170

Yigal Amir

Israeli extremist and murder convict

*May 23rd, 1970, Herzliya

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