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{{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{pp-move-indef}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1430]] – [[Joan of Arc]] is captured at the [[Siege of Compiègne]] by troops from the [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundian faction]].<ref>{{cite book|author=David Green|title=The Hundred Years War: A People's History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LhU2BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA210|date=1 January 2014|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-13451-3|pages=210}}</ref> *[[1498]] – [[Girolamo Savonarola]] is burned at the stake in [[Florence]], Italy. *[[1533]] – The marriage of King [[Henry VIII]] to [[Catherine of Aragon]] is declared null and void.<ref name="CBOD">{{cite book |last1=Fergusson |first1=Rosalind |title=Book of Days: A miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar |date=2004 |publisher=[[Chambers (publisher)|Chambers]] |isbn=0550100830 |page=253}}</ref> *[[1568]] – Dutch rebels led by [[Louis of Nassau]], defeat [[Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg]], and his loyalist troops in the [[Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)|Battle of Heiligerlee]], opening the [[Eighty Years' War]]. ===1601–1900=== *[[1609]] – Official ratification of the [[Second Virginia Charter]] takes place. *[[1618]] – The [[Defenestrations of Prague|Third Defenestration of Prague]] precipitates the [[Thirty Years' War]]. *[[1706]] – [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough]], defeats a French army under [[Marshal of France|Marshal]] [[François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy]] at the [[Battle of Ramillies]].<ref>Falkner, James. Ramillies 1706: Year of Miracles. Pen & Sword Books Ltd, (2006). {{ISBN|1-84415-379-7}}</ref> *[[1788]] – [[South Carolina]] became the eighth state to ratify the [[United States Constitution]].<ref name="CBOD"/> *[[1793]] – [[Battle of Famars]] during the [[Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition|Flanders Campaign]] of the [[War of the First Coalition]]. *[[1829]] – [[Accordion]] patent granted to [[Cyrill Demian]] in [[Vienna]], [[Austrian Empire]]. *[[1844]] – [[Báb]]: 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]]. *[[1846]] – [[Mexican–American War]]: President [[Mariano Paredes]] of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States. *[[1863]] – The [[General German Workers' Association]], a precursor of the modern [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]], is founded in [[Leipzig]], [[Kingdom of Saxony]]. *[[1873]] – The Canadian Parliament establishes the [[North-West Mounted Police]], the forerunner of the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]].<ref name="CBOD"/> *[[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. ===1901–present=== *[[1905]] – Sultan [[Abdul Hamid II]] publicly announces the creation of the [[Ullah millet]] for the [[Aromanians]] of the empire, which had been established one day earlier. For this reason, the [[Aromanian National Day]] is usually celebrated on May 23,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.armanami.org/blog/nikola-minov-why-dont-all-aromanians-celebrate-may-23-as-their-national-day/|title=Nikola Minov: Why don't all Aromanians celebrate May 23 as their national day?|publisher=[[Trâ Armânami Association of French Aromanians]]|date=24 May 2020|access-date=27 November 2020}}</ref> although some do so on [[May 22]] instead.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/34296221|title=The ethnicity of Aromanians after 1990: the identity of a minority that behaves like a majority|first=Thede|last=Kahl|author-link=Thede Kahl|journal=Ethnologia Balkanica|volume=6|pages=145–169|year=2002}}</ref> *[[1907]] – The [[Unicameralism|unicameral]] [[Parliament of Finland]] gathers for its first plenary session. *[[1911]] – The [[New York Public Library]] is dedicated. *[[1915]] – [[World War I]]: Italy joins the [[Allies of World War I|Allies]], fulfilling its part of the [[Treaty of London (1915)|Treaty of London]]. *[[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. *[[1934]] – American [[Bank robbery|bank robbers]] [[Bonnie and Clyde]] are ambushed by police and killed in [[Bienville Parish, Louisiana]]. * 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. *[[1939]] – The [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[submarine]] [[USS Sailfish (SS-192)|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. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: German paratroopers start a series of [[Missiria executions|mass executions]] of Greek civilians in Missiria for their participation in the ongoing [[Battle of Crete]].<ref name="polioudakis">{{cite book | last1 = Πολιουδάκης| first1 = Μάρκος Γ.| last2 = Μακρής| first2 = Χρήστος Ι.| title = Η μάχη της Κρήτης στο Ρέθυμνο| trans-title=The Battle of Crete at Rethymno |volume = 1| publisher = Εκδοτική Εστία| year = 1983| language = Greek| isbn = 9789602203200}}</ref> *[[1945]] – World War II: [[Heinrich Himmler]], head of the [[Schutzstaffel]], commits suicide while in [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] custody.<ref>{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=James|title=Arch Criminal Dies|work=The New York Times|date=May 25, 1945|pages=1, 8}}</ref> * 1945 – World War II: Germany's [[Flensburg Government]] under [[Karl Dönitz]] is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces. *[[1946]] – The start of a [[Tornado outbreak of May 23–24, 1946|two-day tornado outbreak]] across the Central United States that spawned at least 15 significant tornadoes.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grazulis |first1=Thomas P. |title=Significant tornadoes, 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events |date=1993 |publisher=Environmental Films |location=St. Johnsbury, Vermont |isbn=1-879362-03-1 |pages=922–925}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Severe Local Storms for May 1946 |journal=Monthly Weather Review |date=May 1946 |volume=74 |issue=5 |pages=90–91 |doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1946)074<0090:SLSFM>2.0.CO;2 |publisher=U.S. Weather Bureau |bibcode=1946MWRv...74...90. |issn=1520-0493|doi-access=free }}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Thomas C. Wasson]], the US Consul-General, is assassinated in [[Jerusalem]], Israel. *[[1949]] – Cold War: The Western [[Allied-occupied Germany|occupying]] powers approve the [[Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany|Basic Law]] and establish a new German state, the [[West Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Barchet|first1=Bruno Aguilera|last2=Fajardo|first2=M. I. Fajardo|title=A History of Western Public Law: Between Nation and State|location=Madrid|publisher=Springer|date=2015|isbn=9783319118024|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zUsIBgAAQBAJ|page=708}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Tibet]]ans sign the [[Seventeen Point Agreement]] with China. *[[1960]] – A [[tsunami]] caused by [[1960 Valdivia earthquake|an earthquake in Chile]] the previous day kills 61 people in [[Hilo, Hawaii]].<ref>Gates, Alexander E.; Ritchie, David. (2009). [https://books.google.com/books?id=b1sXfJCiCHQC&pg=PA49 ''Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes'']. Ed. Infobase Publishing. {{ISBN|9780816072705}}. p. 49</ref> *[[1971]] – Seventy-eight people are killed when [[Aviogenex Flight 130]] crashes on approach to [[Rijeka Airport]] in present-day [[Rijeka]], Croatia (then the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-134A YU-AHZ Rijeka Airport (RJK)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710523-0|access-date=2021-05-21|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> * 1971 – The [[Grand Hotel Bucharest|Intercontinental Hotel]] in [[Bucharest]] opens, becoming the second-tallest building in the city.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wall-street.ro/slideshow/Lifestyle/48620/Brunch-pe-Bulevard-Muzica-jazz-live-vin-spumos-si-bufet-sofisticat/3/Istoria-hotelului-InterContinental-Bucuresti.html | title=Brunch pe Bulevard: Muzica jazz live, vin spumos si bufet sofisticat | date=19 September 2008 }}</ref> * [[1978]] – A [[Tupolev Tu-144]] [[1978 Yegoryevsk Tu-144 crash|crashes]] near the Russian town of [[Yegoryevsk]], killing two.<ref name="I">{{cite web |title=Crash of a Tupolev TU-144D in Kladkovo: 2 killed |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/aircraft/tupolev-tu-144 |accessdate=14 Nov 2021 |publisher=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives}}</ref> * [[1991]] – [[Aeroflot Flight 8556]] crashes at [[Pulkovo Airport]], killing 13.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154B-1 CCCP-85097 Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910523-0 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> *[[1992]] – Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge [[Giovanni Falcone]], his wife and three body guards are killed by the [[Corleonesi Mafia clan|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 [[Sicilian Mafia|Italian Mafia]] prosecutions. *[[1995]] – The first version of the [[Java (programming language)|Java programming language]] is released. *[[1998]] – The [[Good Friday Agreement]] is accepted in a [[referendum]] in [[Northern Ireland]] with roughly 75% voting yes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Good Friday Agreement |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Good-Friday-Agreement |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. |access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref> *[[2002]] – The "55 parties" clause of the [[Kyoto Protocol]] is reached after its ratification by [[Iceland]]. *[[2006]] – Alaskan [[stratovolcano]] [[Mount Cleveland (Alaska)|Mount Cleveland]] erupts. *[[2008]] – The [[International Court of Justice]] (ICJ) awards [[Middle Rocks]] to [[Malaysia]] and [[Pedra Branca, Singapore|Pedra Branca]] (Pulau Batu Puteh) to [[Singapore]], ending a 29-year [[Pedra Branca dispute|territorial dispute]] between the two countries. *[[2013]] – A freeway bridge carrying [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]] over the [[Skagit River]] [[I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse|collapses]] in [[Mount Vernon, Washington]]. *[[2014]] – Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in [[2014 Isla Vista killings|a killing spree]] near the campus of [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]. *[[2015]] – At least 30 people are killed as a result of [[2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak|floods and tornadoes]] in Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. *[[2016]] – Two suicide bombings, conducted by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and Syria]], kill at least 45 potential army recruits in [[Aden]], Yemen. * 2016 – Eight bombings are carried out by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and Syria]] in [[Jableh]] and [[Tartus]], coastline cities in [[Syria]]. One hundred eighty-four people are killed and at least 200 people injured. *[[2017]] – Philippine President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] declares [[martial law]] in [[Mindanao]], following the [[Maute group|Maute's]] [[Battle of Marawi|attack in Marawi]]. *[[2021]] – A [[Stresa–Mottarone cable car crash|cable car falls]] from a mountain near [[Lake Maggiore]] in northern Italy, killing 14 people. * 2021 – [[Ryanair Flight 4978]] is forced to land by [[Belarus]]ian authorities to detain dissident journalist [[Roman Protasevich]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-06-04|title=Belarus Ryanair flight diverted: Passengers describe panic on board|work=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57180275}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Anthony Albanese]] of the [[Australian Labor Party]] is sworn in as the 31st [[Prime Minister of Australia]] after winning the [[2022 Australian federal election]], ending 9 years of [[Coalition_(Australia)|conservative rule]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2022 |title=Anthony Albanese and four senior frontbenchers sworn in ahead of Quad trip |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-23/anthony-albanese-sworn-in-australian-prime-minister/101089902 |access-date=23 May 2022 |website=ABC Australia |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[635]] – [[Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II]], Mayan king (d. 702) * [[675]] – [[Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II]], King of [[Mutharaiyar dynasty]], Tamil Nadu, India *[[1052]] – [[Philip I of France]] (d. 1108) *[[1100]] – [[Emperor Qinzong of Song]] (d. 1161) *[[1127]] – [[Uijong of Goryeo]], Korean monarch of the Goryeo dynasty (d. 1173) *[[1330]] – [[Gongmin of Goryeo]], Korean ruler (d. 1374) *[[1586]] – [[Paul Siefert]], German composer and organist (d. 1666) ===1601–1900=== *[[1606]] – [[Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz]], Spanish mathematician and philosopher (d. 1682) *[[1614]] – [[Bertholet Flemalle]], Flemish Baroque painter (d. 1675) *[[1617]] – [[Elias Ashmole]], English astrologer and politician (d. 1692) *[[1629]] – [[William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel]], noble of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1663) *[[1707]] – [[Carl Linnaeus]], Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (d. 1778) *[[1718]] – [[William Hunter (anatomist)|William Hunter]], Scottish-English anatomist and physician (d. 1783) *[[1729]] – [[Giuseppe Parini]], Italian poet and educator (d. 1799) *[[1730]] – [[Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia]], Prussian prince and general (d. 1813) *[[1734]] – [[Franz Mesmer]], German physician and astrologer (d. 1815) *[[1741]] – [[Andrea Luchesi]], Italian organist and composer (d. 1801) *[[1789]] – [[Franz Schlik]], Austrian earl and general (d. 1862) *[[1790]] – [[Jules Dumont d'Urville]], French admiral and explorer (d. 1842) * 1790 – [[James Pradier]], French neoclassical sculptor (d. 1852) *[[1794]] – [[Ignaz Moscheles]], Czech pianist and composer (d. 1870) *[[1795]] – [[Charles Barry]], English architect, designed the [[Upper Brook Street Chapel, Manchester|Upper Brook Street Chapel]] and [[Halifax Town Hall]] (d. 1860) *[[1800]] – [[Rómulo Díaz de la Vega]], Mexican general and president (1855) (d. 1877)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/romulo-diaz-de-la-vega/|publisher=Presidencia de la Republica de Mexico|title=RÓMULO DÍAZ DE LA VEGA|language=es|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> *[[1810]] – [[Margaret Fuller]], American journalist and critic (d. 1850) *[[1817]] – [[Manuel Robles Pezuela]], Unconstitutional Mexican interim president (d. 1862)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/manuel-robles-pezuela/|publisher=Presidencia de la Republica de Mexico|title=MANUEL ROBLES PEZUELA|language=es |access-date=May 28, 2019}}</ref> *[[1820]] – [[James Buchanan Eads]], American engineer, designed the [[Eads Bridge]] (d. 1887) * 1820 – [[Lorenzo Sawyer]], American lawyer and judge (d. 1891) *[[1824]] – [[Ambrose Burnside]], American general and politician, 30th [[Governor of Rhode Island]] (d. 1881) *[[1834]] – [[Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis]], Latvian architect (d. 1891) * 1834 – [[Carl Bloch]], Danish painter and academic (d. 1890) *[[1837]] – [[Anatole Mallet]], Swiss mechanical engineer and inventor (d. 1919) * 1837 – [[Józef Wieniawski]], Polish pianist and composer (d. 1912) *[[1838]] – [[Amaldus Nielsen]], Norwegian painter (d. 1932) *[[1840]] – [[George Throssell]], Irish-Australian politician, 2nd [[Premier of Western Australia]] (d. 1910) *[[1844]] – [[ʻAbdu'l-Bahá]], Iranian religious leader (d. 1921) *[[1848]] – [[Otto Lilienthal]], German pilot and engineer (d. 1896) *[[1855]] – [[Isabella Ford]], English author and activist (d. 1924) *[[1861]] – [[József Rippl-Rónai]], Hungarian painter (d. 1927) *[[1863]] – [[Władysław Horodecki]], Polish architect (d. 1930) *[[1864]] – [[William O'Connor (fencer)|William O'Connor]], American fencer (d. 1939) *[[1865]] – [[Epitácio Pessoa]], Brazilian jurist and politician, 11th [[President of Brazil]] (d. 1942) *[[1875]] – [[Alfred P. Sloan]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1966) *[[1882]] – [[William Halpenny]], Canadian pole vaulter (d. 1960) *[[1883]] – [[Douglas Fairbanks]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1939) *[[1884]] – [[Corrado Gini]], Italian sociologist and demographer (d. 1965) *[[1887]] – [[Thoralf Skolem]], Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1963) * 1887 – [[Nikolai Vekšin]], Estonian-Russian sailor and captain (d. 1951) * 1887 – [[C. R. M. F. Cruttwell]], English historian (d. 1941)<ref name= EllisODNB>{{cite ODNB|last= Ellis|first= Geoffrey|title= Cruttwell, Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser|url= http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32655|year= 2007|doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/32655|access-date= 1 November 2010}} {{subscription required}}</ref> *[[1888]] – [[Adriaan Roland Holst]], Dutch writer (d. 1976) * 1888 – [[Zack Wheat]], American baseball player and police officer (d. 1972) *[[1889]] – [[Ernst Niekisch]], German educator and politician (d. 1967) *[[1890]] – [[Herbert Marshall]], English-American actor and singer (d. 1966) *[[1891]] – [[Pär Lagerkvist]], Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1974) *[[1892]] – [[Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer]], British peer (d. 1975) *[[1896]] – [[Felix Steiner]], Russian-German [[SS]] officer (d. 1966) *[[1897]] – [[Jimmie Guthrie]], Scottish motorcycle racer (d. 1937) *[[1898]] – [[Scott O'Dell]], American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1989) * 1898 – [[Josef Terboven]], German soldier and politician (d. 1945) *[[1899]] – [[Jeralean Talley]], American super-centenarian (d. 2015) *[[1900]] – [[Hans Frank]], German lawyer and politician (d. 1946) * 1900 – [[Franz Leopold Neumann]], German lawyer and theorist (d. 1954) ===1901–present=== *[[1908]] – [[John Bardeen]], American physicist and engineer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1991) * 1908 – [[Hélène Boucher]], French pilot (d. 1934) * 1908 – [[Tomiko Itooka]], Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2024)<ref name="itooka1">{{cite news |last1=Flecker |first1=Martin |title=Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/world/asia/oldest-person-dies-japan.html |access-date=4 January 2025 |agency=[[The New York Times]] |date=4 January 2025}}</ref><ref name="itooka">{{cite news |last1=Farrant |first1=Theo |title=Meet Tomiko Itooka: The world's oldest person at 116 who loves bananas and scaling mountains |url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/08/22/meet-tomiko-itooka-the-worlds-oldest-person-at-116-who-loves-bananas-and-scaling-mountains |access-date=20 December 2024 |agency=[[Euronews]] |date=22 August 2024}}</ref> * 1908 – [[Annemarie Schwarzenbach]], Swiss author and photographer (d. 1942)<ref>{{cite web |title=Overlooked No More: Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Author, Photographer and 'Ravaged Angel' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/obituaries/annemarie-schwarzenbach-overlooked.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=10 February 2024 |date=10 October 2018}}</ref> *[[1910]] – [[Margaret Wise Brown]], American author and educator (d. 1952) * 1910 – [[Hugh Casson]], English architect and academic (d. 1999) * 1910 – [[Scatman Crothers]], American actor and comedian (d. 1986) * 1910 – [[Franz Kline]], American painter and academic (d. 1962) * 1910 – [[Artie Shaw]], American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 2004) *[[1911]] – [[Lou Brouillard]], Canadian boxer (d. 1984) * 1911 – [[Paul Augustin Mayer]], German cardinal (d. 2010) * 1911 – [[Betty Nuthall]], English tennis player (d. 1983) *[[1912]] – [[Jean Françaix]], French pianist and composer (d. 1997) * 1912 – [[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]], American actor (d. 1989) *[[1914]] – [[Harold Hitchcock]], English visionary landscape artist (d. 2009) * 1914 – [[Celestine Sibley]], American journalist and author (d. 1999) * 1914 – [[Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth]], English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (d. 1981) *[[1915]] – [[S. Donald Stookey]], American physicist and chemist, invented [[CorningWare]] (d. 2014) *[[1917]] – [[Edward Norton Lorenz]], American mathematician and meteorologist (d. 2008) *[[1918]] – [[Denis Compton]], English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1997) *[[1919]] – [[Robert Bernstein (comics)|Robert Bernstein]], American author and playwright (d. 1988) * 1919 – [[Ruth Fernández]], Puerto Rican contralto and a member of the [[Senate of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican Senate]] (d. 2012) * 1919 – [[Betty Garrett]], American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2011) *[[1920]] – [[Helen O'Connell]], American singer (d. 1993) *[[1921]] – [[Humphrey Lyttelton]], British jazz musician and broadcaster (d. 2008) *[[1923]] – [[Alicia de Larrocha]], Catalan-Spanish pianist (d. 2009) * 1923 – [[Irving Millman]], American virologist and microbiologist (d. 2012) *[[1924]] – [[Karlheinz Deschner]], German author and activist (d. 2014) *[[1925]] – [[Joshua Lederberg]], American biologist and geneticist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2008) *[[1926]] – [[Basil Salvadore D'Souza]], Indian bishop (d. 1996) * 1926 – [[Joe Slovo]], Lithuanian-South African activist and politician (d. 1995) *[[1928]] – [[Rosemary Clooney]], American singer and actress (d. 2002) * 1928 – [[Nigel Davenport]], English actor (d. 2013) * 1928 – [[Nina Otkalenko]], Russian runner (d. 2015) *[[1929]] – [[Ulla Jacobsson]], Swedish-Austrian actress (d. 1982) *[[1930]] – [[Friedrich Achleitner]], German poet and critic (d. 2019) *[[1931]] – [[Barbara Barrie]], American actress *[[1932]] – [[Kevork Ajemian]], Syrian-French journalist and author (d. 1998) *[[1933]] – [[Joan Collins]], English actress * 1933 – [[Ove Fundin]], Swedish motorcycle racer *[[1934]] – [[Robert Moog]], electronic engineer and inventor of the [[Moog synthesizer]] (d. 2005) *[[1935]] – [[Lasse Strömstedt]], Swedish author (d. 2009) *[[1936]] – [[Ingeborg Hallstein]], German soprano and actress * 1936 – [[Charles Kimbrough]], American actor (d. 2023) *[[1939]] – [[Michel Colombier]], French-American composer and conductor (d. 2004) * 1939 – [[Reinhard Hauff]], German director and screenwriter *[[1940]] – [[Bjørn Johansen (musician)]], Norwegian saxophonist (d. 2002) * 1940 – [[Gérard Larrousse]], French race car driver * 1940 – [[Cora Sadosky]], Argentinian mathematician and academic (d. 2010) *[[1941]] – [[Zalman King]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) * 1941 – [[Rod Thorn]], American basketball player, coach, and executive<ref>{{cite web|title=Rod Thorn|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/rod-thorn|publisher=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Gabriel Liiceanu]], Romanian philosopher, author, and academic * 1942 – [[Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao]], Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer *[[1943]] – [[Peter Kenilorea]], Solomon Islands politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands]] (d. 2016) *[[1944]] – [[John Newcombe]], Australian tennis player and sportscaster *[[1945]] – [[Padmarajan]], Indian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 1991) *[[1946]] – [[David Graham (golfer)|David Graham]], Australian golfer *[[1947]] – [[Jane Kenyon]], American poet and translator (d. 1995) *[[1948]] – [[Myriam Boyer]], French actress, director, and producer *[[1949]] – [[Daniel DiNardo]], American cardinal * 1949 – [[Alan García]], Peruvian lawyer and politician, 61st and 64th [[President of Peru]] (d. 2019) *[[1950]] – [[Martin McGuinness]], Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, [[Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland]] (d. 2017) *1950 – [[Richard Chase]], American serial killer (d. 1980)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/richard-trenton-chase/ | title=Richard Trenton Chase }}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Anatoly Karpov]], Russian chess player * 1951 – [[Antonis Samaras]], Greek economist and politician, 185th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] *[[1952]] – [[Martin Parr]], English photographer and journalist *[[1954]] – [[Gerry Armstrong (footballer)|Gerry Armstrong]], Northern Irish international footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/gerry-armstrong-24065/|title=Gerry Armstrong|website=11v11.com|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> * 1954 – [[Marvelous Marvin Hagler]], American boxer and actor (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Middleweight Champion of the 1980s, Dies at 66 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/13/obituaries/marvelous-marvin-hagler-dead.html |access-date=April 15, 2021 |date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[Luka Bloom]], Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1956]] – [[Andrea Pazienza]], Italian illustrator and painter (d. 1988) * 1956 – [[Ursula Plassnik]], Austrian politician and diplomat, [[Foreign Minister of Austria]] * 1956 – [[Buck Showalter]], American baseball player, coach, and manager *[[1958]] – [[Mitch Albom]], American journalist, author, and screenwriter * 1958 – [[Drew Carey]], American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur * 1958 – [[Lea DeLaria]], American actress and singer *[[1959]] – [[Marcella Mesker]], Dutch tennis player and sportscaster *[[1960]] – [[Linden Ashby]], American actor *[[1961]] – [[Daniele Massaro]], Italian footballer and manager * 1961 – [[Norrie May-Welby]], Scottish Australian gender activist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://astroqueer.tripod.com/charts/activists/norrie.html|title=norrie mAy-welby: Horoscope Profile @ Queer Stars|last=Scholfield|first=Sy|website=astroqueer.tripod.com|access-date=2018-03-06}}</ref> *[[1962]] – [[Karen Duffy]], American actress *[[1963]] – [[Viviane Baladi]], Swiss mathematician *[[1964]] – [[Ruth Metzler]], Swiss lawyer and politician *[[1965]] – [[Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo]], Spanish footballer * 1965 – [[Tom Tykwer]], German director, producer, screenwriter, and composer * 1965 – [[Melissa McBride]], American actress * 1965 – [[Paul Sironen]], Australian rugby league player *[[1966]] – [[Graeme Hick]], Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach * 1966 – [[Gary Roberts (ice hockey)|Gary Roberts]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1967]] – [[Luís Roberto Alves]], Mexican footballer * 1967 – [[Anna Ibrisagic]], Swedish politician * 1967 – [[Philip Selway]], English musician<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Irvin |first1=Jim |last2=Hoskyns |first2=Barney |date=September 1997 |title=We have lift-off! |journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=46}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Guinevere Turner]], American actress and screenwriter *[[1970]] – [[Bryan Herta]], American race car driver and businessman, co-founded [[Bryan Herta Autosport]] *[[1971]] – [[George Osborne]], English journalist and politician, former [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] *[[1972]] – [[Rubens Barrichello]], Brazilian race car driver * 1972 – [[Poppy King]], Australian entrepreneur<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.afr.com/afr-magazine/lipstick-queens-poppy-king-on-going-from-winner-to-sinner-to-winner-20160711-gq3081|title = Poppy King on failure, success and going global|date = 25 August 2016|access-date = 6 May 2019|archive-date = 6 May 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190506104808/https://www.afr.com/afr-magazine/lipstick-queens-poppy-king-on-going-from-winner-to-sinner-to-winner-20160711-gq3081|url-status = live}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Martin Saggers]], English cricketer and umpire *[[1973]] – [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]], American singer-songwriter and producer *[[1974]] – [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet * 1974 – [[Manuela Schwesig]], German politician, [[Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth|German Federal Minister of Family Affairs]] *[[1976]] – [[Ricardinho (footballer, born May 1976)|Ricardinho]], Brazilian footballer and manager *[[1977]] – [[Richard Ayoade]], British actor, director and writer * 1977 – [[Ilia Kulik]], Russian figure skater *[[1978]] – [[Scott Raynor]], American drummer *[[1979]] – [[Rasual Butler]], American basketball player (d. 2018) * 1979 – [[Brian Campbell]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1980]] – [[Theofanis Gekas]], Greek footballer * 1980 – [[Ben Ross]], Australian rugby league player *[[1983]] – [[Silvio Proto]], Belgian-Italian footballer *[[1984]] – [[Hugo Almeida]], Portuguese footballer *[[1985]] – [[Sebastián Fernández (footballer, born 1985)|Sebastián Fernández]], Uruguayan footballer * 1985 – [[Teymuraz Gabashvili]], Russian tennis player * 1985 – [[Wim Stroetinga]], Dutch cyclist * 1985 – [[Ross Wallace]], Scottish footballer *[[1986]] – [[Ryan Coogler]], American film director and screenwriter * 1986 – [[Alexei Sitnikov]], Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater * 1986 – [[Alice Tait]], Australian swimmer * 1986 – [[Ruben Zadkovich]], Australian footballer *[[1987]] – [[Gracie Otto]], Australian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1987 – [[Bray Wyatt]], American wrestler (d. 2023) *[[1988]] – [[Rosanna Crawford]], Canadian biathlete * 1988 – [[Angelo Ogbonna]], Italian footballer * 1988 – [[Morgan Pressel]], American golfer *[[1989]] – [[Ezequiel Schelotto]], Italian footballer *[[1990]] – [[Dan Evans (tennis)|Dan Evans]], British tennis player * 1990 – [[Kristína Kučová]], Slovakian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kristina Kucova {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/312673/kristina-kucova |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Oliver Venno]], Estonian volleyball player *[[1991]] – [[Aaron Donald]], American football player * 1991 – [[Lena Meyer-Landrut]], German singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web|last=Maier|first=Jens|title=Interview Lena Meyer-Landrut: "An Kampf zu denken, liegt mir nicht|work=[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]]|date=14 March 2010|url=http://www.stern.de/kultur/musik/interview-lena-meyer-landrut-an-kampf-zu-denken-liegt-mir-nicht-1550854.html|access-date=22 July 2012|language=de|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518043228/http://www.stern.de/kultur/musik/interview-lena-meyer-landrut-an-kampf-zu-denken-liegt-mir-nicht-1550854.html|archive-date=18 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> * 1991 – [[César Pinares]], Chilean footballer *[[1996]] – [[Katharina Althaus]], German ski jumper * 1996 – [[Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996)|Emmanuel Boateng]], Ghanaian footballer * 1996 – [[Răzvan Marin]], Romanian footballer *[[1997]] – [[Pedro Chirivella]], Spanish footballer * 1997 – [[Coy Craft]], American footballer * 1997 – [[Joe Gomez (footballer)|Joe Gomez]], English footballer * 1997 – [[Gustaf Nilsson (footballer, born 1997)|Gustaf Nilsson]], Swedish footballer * 1997 – [[Sam Timmins]], New Zealand basketball player *[[1998]] – [[Sérgio Sette Câmara]], Brazilian racing driver * 1998 – [[Salwa Eid Naser]], Bahraini track and field sprinter *[[1999]] – [[James Charles]], American internet personality<ref>{{Cite web|last=Felix|first=Michelle|date=May 24, 2021|title=James Charles sparks fury with return to Instagram for birthday, as followers ask him to "Go Away!"|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-james-charles-sparks-fury-return-instagram-birthday-followers-ask-go-away|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524212613/https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-james-charles-sparks-fury-return-instagram-birthday-followers-ask-go-away|archive-date=May 24, 2021|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=Sportskeeda|language=en-us}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Trinidad Cardona]], American singer and songwriter<ref>[https://www.naijanews.com/2022/04/01/who-is-trinidad-cardona-here-are-the-details-you-need-to-know-about-the-musical-artist/ Facts about Trinidad Cardona]</ref> * 1999 – [[Sandro Mamukelashvili]], Georgian-American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandro Mamukelashvili |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630572/sandro-mamukelashvili |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]]}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Felipe Drugovich]], Brazilian-Italian racing driver<ref>{{Cite web|title=Felipe Drugovich {{!}} Racing career profile {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/felipe-drugovich/ |publisher=Driver Database |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[230]] – [[Pope Urban I|Urban I]], pope of the Catholic Church * [[922]] – [[Li Sizhao]], Chinese general and governor * [[962]] – [[Guibert of Gembloux]], Frankish abbot (b. 892) *[[1125]] – [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 1086)<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry V {{!}} Holy Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-V-Holy-Roman-emperor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=21 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1304]] – [[Jehan de Lescurel]], French poet and composer *[[1338]] – [[Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel]], English noble (b. 1287) *[[1370]] – [[Toghon Temür]], Mongol emperor (b. 1320) *[[1423]] – [[Antipope Benedict XIII]] (b. 1328)<ref>{{cite web |title=Benedict (XIII) {{!}} antipope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benedict-XIII-antipope |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=21 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1498]] – [[Girolamo Savonarola]], Italian friar and preacher (b. 1452) *[[1523]] – [[Ashikaga Yoshitane]], Japanese shōgun (b. 1466) *[[1524]] – [[Ismail I]], First Emperor of [[Safavid Empire]] (b. 1487) *[[1591]] – [[John Blitheman]], English organist and composer (b. 1525) ===1601–1900=== *[[1662]] – [[John Gauden]], English bishop (b. 1605) *[[1670]] – [[Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (b. 1610) *[[1691]] – [[Adrien Auzout]], French astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1622) *[[1701]] – [[William Kidd]], Scottish pirate (b. 1645) *[[1749]] – [[Abraham ben Abraham]], Polish martyr (b. 1700) *[[1752]] – [[William Bradford (Colonial printer)|William Bradford]], English-American printer (b. 1663) *[[1754]] – [[John Wood, the Elder]], English architect, designed [[The Circus, Bath|The Circus]] and [[Queen Square (Bath)|Queen Square]] (b. 1704) *[[1783]] – [[James Otis Jr.]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1725) *[[1813]] – [[Géraud Duroc]], French general and diplomat (b. 1772) *[[1815]] – [[Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg]], American clergyman and botanist (b. 1753) *[[1841]] – [[Franz Xaver von Baader]], German philosopher and theologian (b. 1765) *[[1855]] – [[Charles Robert Malden]], English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1797) *[[1857]] – [[Augustin-Louis Cauchy]], French mathematician and academic (b. 1789) *[[1868]] – [[Kit Carson]], American general (b. 1809) *[[1886]] – [[Leopold von Ranke]], German historian and academic (b. 1795) *[[1893]] – [[Anton von Schmerling]], Austrian politician (b. 1805) *[[1895]] – [[Franz Ernst Neumann]], German mineralogist, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1798) ===1901–present=== *[[1906]] – [[Henrik Ibsen]], Norwegian director, playwright, and poet (b. 1828) *[[1908]] – [[François Coppée]], French poet and author (b. 1842) *[[1920]] – [[Svetozar Boroević]], Croatian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1856) *[[1921]] – [[August Nilsson]], Swedish shot putter and [[tug of war]] competitor (b. 1872) *[[1934]] – [[Clyde Barrow]], American criminal (b. 1909) * 1934 – [[Mihkel Martna]], Estonian journalist and politician (b. 1860) * 1934 – [[Bonnie Parker]], American criminal (b. 1910) *[[1937]] – [[John D. Rockefeller]], American businessman and philanthropist, founded the [[Standard Oil|Standard Oil Company]] and [[Rockefeller University]] (b. 1839) *[[1938]] – [[Frederick Ruple]], Swiss-American painter (b. 1871) *[[1942]] – [[Panagiotis Toundas]], Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886) *[[1945]] – [[Heinrich Himmler]], German commander and politician, [[Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)|Reich Minister of the Interior]] (b. 1900) *[[1947]] – [[Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz]], Swiss author and poet (b. 1878) *[[1949]] – [[Jan Frans De Boever]], Belgian painter and illustrator (b. 1872) *[[1956]] – [[Gustav Suits]], Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (b. 1883) *[[1960]] – [[Georges Claude]], French engineer and inventor, created [[Neon lighting]] (b. 1870) *[[1962]] – [[Louis Coatalen]], French engineer (b. 1879) *[[1963]] – [[August Jakobson]], Estonian author and politician (b. 1904) *[[1965]] – [[David Smith (sculptor)|David Smith]], American sculptor (b. 1906) *[[1975]] – [[Moms Mabley]], American comedian and actor (b. 1894) *[[1979]] – [[S. Selvanayagam]], Sri Lankan geographer and academic (b. 1932) *[[1981]] – [[Gene Green (baseball)|Gene Green]], American baseball player (b. 1933) * 1981 – [[Rayner Heppenstall]], English author and poet (b. 1911) * 1981 – [[George Jessel (actor)|George Jessel]], American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1898) * 1981 – [[David Lewis (Canadian politician)|David Lewis]], Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1909) *[[1986]] – [[Sterling Hayden]], American actor (b. 1916) *[[1989]] – [[Georgy Tovstonogov]], Russian director and producer (b. 1915) * 1989 – [[Karl Koch (hacker)|Karl Koch]], German computer hacker (b. 1965) *[[1991]] – [[Wilhelm Kempff]], German pianist and composer (b. 1895) * 1991 – [[Jean Van Houtte]], Belgian academic and politician, 50th [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] (b. 1907) * 1991 – [[Fletcher Markle]], Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1921) *[[1992]] – [[Kostas Davourlis]], Greek footballer (b. 1948) * 1992 – [[Giovanni Falcone]], Italian lawyer and judge (b. 1939) *[[1994]] – [[Olav H. Hauge|Olav Hauge]], Norwegian poet (b. 1908) *[[1996]] – [[Kronid Lyubarsky]], Russian journalist and activist (b. 1934) *[[1998]] – [[Telford Taylor]], American general and lawyer (b. 1908) *[[1999]] – [[Owen Hart]], Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1965) *[[2002]] – [[Big Bill Neidjie]], Australian activist and last speaker of the [[Gaagudju language]] (b. {{circa|1920}}) * 2002 – [[Sam Snead]], American golfer and journalist (b. 1912) *[[2006]] – [[Lloyd Bentsen]], American colonel and politician, 69th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] (b. 1921) * 2006 – [[Kazimierz Górski]], Polish footballer and manager (b. 1921) *[[2008]] – [[Iñaki Ochoa de Olza]], Spanish mountaineer (b. 1967) * 2008 – [[Utah Phillips]], American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1935) *[[2009]] – [[Roh Moo-hyun]], South Korean soldier and politician, 9th [[President of South Korea]] (b. 1946) *[[2010]] – [[José Lima]], Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1972) * 2010 – [[Simon Monjack]], English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1970) *[[2011]] – [[Xavier Tondo]], Spanish cyclist (b. 1978)<ref>{{cite web |title=Xavi Tondo: Anti-doping cyclist who died just as his career was |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/xavi-tondo-antidoping-cyclist-who-died-just-as-his-career-was-starting-to-take-off-2289597.html |website=The Independent |access-date=8 March 2022 |language=en |date=26 May 2011}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Paul Fussell]], American historian, author, and academic (b. 1924) *[[2013]] – [[Epy Guerrero]], Dominican baseball player, coach, and scout (b. 1942) * 2013 – [[Hayri Kozakçıoğlu]], Turkish police officer and politician, 15th [[List of Governors of Istanbul Province|Governor of Istanbul Province]] (b. 1938) * 2013 – [[Georges Moustaki]], Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934) * 2013 – [[Flynn Robinson]], American basketball player (b. 1941) *[[2014]] – [[Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev]], Russian linguist and academic (b. 1949) * 2014 – [[Madhav Mantri]], Indian cricketer (b. 1921) *[[2015]] – [[Anne Meara]], American actress, comedian and playwright (b. 1929) * 2015 – [[Aleksey Mozgovoy]], Pro-Russian Ukrainian separatist leader (b. 1975) * 2015 – [[Alicia Nash]], Salvadoran-American physicist and engineer (b. 1933) * 2015 – [[John Forbes Nash Jr.]], American mathematician and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1928) *[[2017]] – [[Roger Moore]], English actor (b. 1927) *[[2020]] – [[Hana Kimura]], Japanese professional wrestler (b. 1997)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-52782235|title=Hana Kimura: Netflix star and Japanese wrestler dies at 22|work=BBC|date=May 23, 2020|access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Ron Hill]], English long-distance runner (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite news|title=British marathon great Hill dies aged 82|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/57220289|access-date=2021-05-23}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Eric Carle]], American children's book designer, illustrator, and writer best known for ''[[The Very Hungry Caterpillar]]'' (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Mark |title='The Very Hungry Caterpillar' author Eric Carle dies at 91 |url=https://apnews.com/article/eric-carle-dead-ecea17d72ddee561be73e1593cbbd05d |website=AP NEWS |access-date=27 May 2021 |date=2021-05-26}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Caleb Carr]], American military historian and author (b. 1955)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=2024-05-24 |title=Caleb Carr, Author of Dark Histories, Dies at 68 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/books/caleb-carr-dead.html |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Morgan Spurlock]], American filmmaker (b. 1970)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Risen |first1=Clay |last2=Tumin |first2=Remy |date=2024-05-24 |title=Morgan Spurlock, Documentarian Known for 'Super Size Me,' Dies at 53 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/arts/morgan-spurlock-dead-super-size-me.html |access-date=2024-05-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Aromanian National Day]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://vlada.mk/node/6593?ln=en-gb|title=PM Gruevski congratulates National Day of the Vlachs|publisher=[[Government of the Republic of North Macedonia]]|date=22 May 2013}}</ref> *[[Christianity|Christian]] [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: **[[Aaron the Illustrious]] ([[Syriac Orthodox Church]]) **[[Desiderius of Vienne]] **[[Giovanni Battista de' Rossi]] **[[Julia of Corsica]] **[[Nicolaus Copernicus]] and [[Johannes Kepler]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]]) **[[Quintian, Lucius and Julian]] **[[William of Perth]] **[[May 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Constitution Day (Germany)]] *[[Labour Day (Jamaica)]] *[[Students' Day (Mexico)]] *[[World Turtle Day]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/23 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=23}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/23 Historical Events on May 23] {{months}} [[Category:Days of May]]
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