May 23rd, 2255

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What happened on May 23rd?

May 23rd, 1980

The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, is premiered on 10 screens in New York City and Los Angeles.

May 23rd, 1844

A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Baháʼí Faith.

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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 23rd

Birthdays and future age on May 23rd, 2255

262

Dawid Podsiadło

Polish singer-songwriter

*May 23rd, 1993, Dąbrowa Górnicza

263

Jordan Rakei

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

*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton

267

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

269

Lowkey

British rapper

*May 23rd, 1986, United Kingdom

259

Hardy Caprio

British rapper

*May 23rd, 1996, Croydon

264

Lena Meyer-Landrut

German singer

*May 23rd, 1991, Hanover

322

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

288

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

297

Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

297

Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

305

William Barr

77th & 85th United States Attorney General

*May 23rd, 1950, New York City

304

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess player

*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

294

Philippe Cochet

French politician

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

285

Yigal Amir

Israeli extremist and murder convict

*May 23rd, 1970, Herzliya

258

Cassandre Beaugrand

French triathlete

*May 23rd, 1997, Livry-Gargan

320

Susan Cooper

English-American fantasy writer

*May 23rd, 1935, Burnham

260

Lorenzo Rota

Italian cyclist

*May 23rd, 1995, Bergamo

281

Fabio Sacchi

Road bicycle racer

*May 23rd, 1974, Milan

283

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian racing driver

*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo

267

Rosanna Crawford

Canadian biathlete

*May 23rd, 1988, Canmore

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