On This Day — May 23

🕰️ Notable Events on May 23

• 2017 — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi. Wikipedia ↗
• 2016 — Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, killed at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen. Wikipedia ↗
• 2016 — Eight bombings were carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eight-four people were killed and at least 200 people injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 2015 — At least 46 people are killed as a result of floods caused by a tornado in Texas and Oklahoma. Wikipedia ↗
• 2014 — Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in a killing spree near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — The first version of the Java programming language is released. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — A tsunami killed 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with China. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — The Federal Republic of Germany is established and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: The Flensburg Government under Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are captured and arrested by British forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — The Auto-Lite strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — The New York Public Library is dedicated. Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863. Wikipedia ↗
• 1873 — The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Wikipedia ↗
• 1846 — Mexican-American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1844 — Declaration of the Báb the evening before the 23rd: A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement that would later be brutally crushed by the Persian government. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith; Bahá'ís celebrate the day as a holy day. Wikipedia ↗
• 1829 — Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. Wikipedia ↗
• 1788 — South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state. Wikipedia ↗
• 1706 — John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy in the Battle of Ramillies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1701 — After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1618 — The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1609 — Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place. Wikipedia ↗
• 1568 — Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1533 — The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void. Wikipedia ↗
• 1498 — Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1430 — Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to raise the Siege of Compiègne. Wikipedia ↗
• 844 — Battle of Clavijo: The Apostle Saint James the Greater is said to have miraculously appeared to a force of outnumbered Asturians and aided them against the forces of the Emir of Cordoba. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on May 23

• 1998 — Sérgio Sette Câmara, Brazilian racing driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Luca de la Torre, American footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Salwa Eid Naser, Bahraini track and field sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Ross Cunningham, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Daniel Köstl, Czech footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Pedro Chirivella, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Coy Craft, American footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Joe Gomez, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Gustaf Nilsson, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Sam Timmins, New Zealand basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Katharina Althaus, German ski jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — John Requejo, American footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Emmanuel Boateng, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Tyus Bowser, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Riley Woodcock, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Andy Janovich, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Stephon Tuitt, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Aaron Donald, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — César Pinares, Chilean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Kristína Kučová, Slovak tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Dan Evans, British tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Oliver Venno, Estonian volleyball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Ezequiel Schelotto, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Rosanna Crawford, Canadian biathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Morgan Pressel, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Gracie Otto, Australian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Bray Wyatt, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ryan Coogler, American film director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Alexei Sitnikov, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Alice Tait, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ruben Zadkovich, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Sebastián Fernández, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Wim Stroetinga, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Pierre Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ben Ross, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Rasual Butler, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Mike Gonzalez, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Scott Raynor, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Darren Styles, English record producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Manuela Schwesig, German politician, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Maxwell, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Martin Saggers, English cricketer and umpire Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — George Osborne, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Nanette Burstein, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Matt Flynn, American drummer and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Bryan Herta, American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Bryan Herta Autosport Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Mindi Abair, American saxophonist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Guinevere Turner, American actress and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Luis Roberto Alves, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Paul Sironen, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Tom Tykwer, German director, producer, screenwriter, and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Ruth Metzler, Swiss lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Viviane Baladi, Swiss mathematician Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Karen Duffy, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Mitch Albom, American journalist, author, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Drew Carey, American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Lea DeLaria, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Shelly West, American country singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Buck Showalter, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Andrea Pazienza, Italian illustrator and painter (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American boxer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Martin Parr, English photographer and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Antonis Samaras, Greek economist and politician, 185th Prime Minister of Greece Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Daniel DiNardo, American cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 93rd President of Peru Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Myriam Boyer, French actress, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Stephen Marks, English businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Padmarajan, Indian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Tiki Fulwood, American R&B/funk/jazz drummer (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — John Newcombe, Australian tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — General Johnson, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Alan Walden, American businessman and manager, co-founded Capricorn Records Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Martin Puryear, American sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Zalman King, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Giles Gordon, Scottish author and agent (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Gérard Larrousse, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Cora Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Ingeborg Hallstein, German soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Charles Kimbrough, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Julian Grenfell, 3rd Baron Grenfell, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Robert Moog, electronic engineer and inventor of the Moog synthesizer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Joan Collins, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Ove Fundin, Swedish motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Kevork Ajemian, Syrian-French journalist and author (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Barbara Barrie, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Friedrich Achleitner, German poet and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Richard Anuszkiewicz, American painter and sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Charles Kelman, American ophthalmologist (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish-Austrian actress (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Nigel Davenport, English actor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-born South African activist and politician (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Joshua Lederberg, American biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Mac Wiseman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Alicia de Larrocha, Catalan-Spanish pianist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Irving Millman, American virologist and microbiologist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Helen O'Connell, American singer (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — S. Donald Stookey, American physicist and chemist, invented CorningWare (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Harold Hitchcock, English visionary landscape artist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — John Payne, American actor (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Lou Brouillard, Canadian boxer (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Paul Augustin Mayer, German cardinal (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator (d. 1952) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Hugh Casson, English architect and academic (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Franz Kline, American painter and academic (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Hélène Boucher, French pilot (d. 1934) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Hans Frank, German lawyer and politician (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and theorist (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Jeralean Talley, American super-centenarian (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Scott O'Dell, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Josef Terboven, German soldier and politician (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (d. 1937) Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, British peer and grandfather of Diana Spencer (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1891 — Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Herbert Marshall, English-American actor and singer (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Ernst Niekisch, German educator and politician (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Adriaan Roland Holst, Dutch writer (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Zack Wheat, American baseball player and police officer (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian sailor and captain (d. 1951) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on May 23 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on May 23

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Shavuot II

🏀 Sports

• NHL: Vegas Golden Knights @ Colorado Avalanche — 00:00
• NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs — 00:30
• MLB: Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38
• MLB: Athletics @ San Diego Padres — 01:40
• MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Arizona Diamondbacks — 01:40
• WNBA: Connecticut Sun @ Seattle Storm — 02:00