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| May 23rd, 2006 (May 23 2006) | Death | Clifford Antone, American businessman (born in 1949) | |
| May 23rd, 2006 (May 23 2006) | Death | Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (born in 1921) | Lloyd Bentsen Quotes |
| May 23rd, 2006 (May 23 2006) | Death | Frits Bernard, American activist (born in 1920) | |
| May 23rd, 2006 (May 23 2006) | Death | Kazimierz Gorski, Polish footballer (born in 1921) | |
| May 23rd, 2004 (May 23 2004) | Event | Part of Paris Charles De Gaulle International Airport Terminal 2E collapses, killing four people and injuring three others. | Charles de Gaulle Quotes |
| May 23rd, 2004 (May 23 2004) | Death | Ramon Margalef, Spanish scientist (born in 1919) | |
| May 23rd, 2003 (May 23 2003) | Event | The euro exceeds its initial trading value as it hits $1.18 for the first time since its introduction in 1999. | |
| May 23rd, 2003 (May 23 2003) | Death | Jean Yanne, French actor and director (born in 1933) | |
| May 23rd, 2002 (May 23 2002) | Event | The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland. | |
| May 23rd, 2002 (May 23 2002) | Death | Sam Snead, American golfer (born in 1912) | |
| May 23rd, 1999 (May 23 1999) | Death | Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (born in 1965) | Owen Hart Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1998 (May 23 1998) | Event | The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with 75% voting yes. | |
| May 23rd, 1996 (May 23 1996) | Event | 1996 Everest Disaster : The deadliest year for climbers of Everest | |
| May 23rd, 1996 (May 23 1996) | Death | Patrick Cargill, English actor (born in 1918) | |
| May 23rd, 1996 (May 23 1996) | Death | Rob Hall, New Zealand high altitude climber (born in 1941) | |
| May 23rd, 1996 (May 23 1996) | Death | Scott Fischer, American high altitude climber (born in 1955) | |
| May 23rd, 1995 (May 23 1995) | Event | Oklahoma City bombing: In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the remains of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building are imploded. | |
| May 23rd, 1994 (May 23 1994) | Death | Ray Candy, American professional wrestler (born in 1951) | |
| May 23rd, 1994 (May 23 1994) | Death | Joe Pass, American jazz guitarist (born in 1929) | |
| May 23rd, 1992 (May 23 1992) | Death | Giovanni Falcone, Italian judge (born in 1939) | |
| May 23rd, 1991 (May 23 1991) | Death | Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (born in 1895) | |
| May 23rd, 1989 (May 23 1989) | Death | Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian theatre director (born in 1915) | |
| May 23rd, 1988 (May 23 1988) | Birth | Morgan Pressel, American golfer | |
| May 23rd, 1986 (May 23 1986) | Birth | Ruben Zadkovich, Australian soccer player | |
| May 23rd, 1986 (May 23 1986) | Death | Sterling Hayden, American actor (born in 1916) | |
| May 23rd, 1985 (May 23 1985) | Birth | Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer | |
| May 23rd, 1984 (May 23 1984) | Birth | Adam Wylie, American actor | |
| May 23rd, 1983 (May 23 1983) | Birth | Cristiano Bilanzola, Canadian musician and film-maker | |
| May 23rd, 1983 (May 23 1983) | Birth | Heidi Range, English singer (Sugababes) | |
| May 23rd, 1983 (May 23 1983) | Birth | Alex Shelley, American professional wrestler | |
| May 23rd, 1982 (May 23 1982) | Birth | Cyrill Gloor, Swiss footballer | |
| May 23rd, 1982 (May 23 1982) | Birth | Malene Mortensen, Danish singer | |
| May 23rd, 1982 (May 23 1982) | Birth | Tristan Prettyman, American musician | |
| May 23rd, 1981 (May 23 1981) | Birth | Gwenno Saunders, Former Welsh dancer, now singer with The Pipettes | |
| May 23rd, 1981 (May 23 1981) | Death | Gene Green, American baseball player (born in 1933) | |
| May 23rd, 1981 (May 23 1981) | Death | Rayner Heppenstall, English novelist (died in 1911) | |
| May 23rd, 1981 (May 23 1981) | Death | George Jessel, American actor (born in 1898) | George Jessel Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1981 (May 23 1981) | Death | David Lewis, Canadian labour lawyer and politician (born in 1909) | |
| May 23rd, 1980 (May 23 1980) | Birth | Lane Garrison, American actor | |
| May 23rd, 1980 (May 23 1980) | Birth | Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer | |
| May 23rd, 1979 (May 23 1979) | Birth | Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| May 23rd, 1979 (May 23 1979) | Birth | Kirk Saarloos, American baseball player | |
| May 23rd, 1979 (May 23 1979) | Birth | Rasual Butler, American basketball player | |
| May 23rd, 1978 (May 23 1978) | Birth | Mike Gonzalez, American baseball player | |
| May 23rd, 1978 (May 23 1978) | Birth | Carolyn Moos, American model and professional basketball player | |
| May 23rd, 1978 (May 23 1978) | Birth | Scott Raynor, American drummer (formerly of blink-182) | |
| May 23rd, 1977 (May 23 1977) | Event | Two terrorist actions unfold in The Netherlands: several dozen hostages are taken on board a train, and about 100 others (mostly children) are held at a school. The train siege lasts until June 11. | |
| May 23rd, 1977 (May 23 1977) | Birth | Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skater | |
| May 23rd, 1976 (May 23 1976) | Birth | Kelly Monaco, American actress | |
| May 23rd, 1976 (May 23 1976) | Birth | Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer | |
| May 23rd, 1975 (May 23 1975) | Birth | Kim Sung-soo, South Korean actor | |
| May 23rd, 1975 (May 23 1975) | Death | Moms Mabley, American comedian (born in 1894) | |
| May 23rd, 1974 (May 23 1974) | Birth | Ken Jennings, American game show contestant | |
| May 23rd, 1974 (May 23 1974) | Birth | Matt Hindle, Canadian bobsledder | |
| May 23rd, 1974 (May 23 1974) | Birth | Jewel, American singer | |
| May 23rd, 1974 (May 23 1974) | Birth | Monica Naranjo, Spanish singer | |
| May 23rd, 1974 (May 23 1974) | Birth | Charlie Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer | |
| May 23rd, 1972 (May 23 1972) | Birth | Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian formula one driver | |
| May 23rd, 1971 (May 23 1971) | Birth | Laurel Holloman, American actress | |
| May 23rd, 1970 (May 23 1970) | Event | A fire breaks out in the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Straits in north Wales contributing to its partial destruction and causing approximately ?1,000,000 worth of fire damage. | |
| May 23rd, 1970 (May 23 1970) | Birth | Yigal Amir, Israeli assassin of Yitzhak Rabin | Yitzhak Rabin Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1970 (May 23 1970) | Birth | Nanette Burstein, American director/producer | |
| May 23rd, 1970 (May 23 1970) | Birth | Bryan Herta, American race car driver | |
| May 23rd, 1970 (May 23 1970) | Birth | Blake Schwendiman, American author | |
| May 23rd, 1968 (May 23 1968) | Birth | Guinevere Turner, American actress | |
| May 23rd, 1967 (May 23 1967) | Event | Egypt closes the Straits of Tiran and blockades the port of Eilat at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli shipping, laying the foundations for the Six Day War. | |
| May 23rd, 1967 (May 23 1967) | Birth | Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician | |
| May 23rd, 1967 (May 23 1967) | Birth | Phil Selway, English drummer (Radiohead) | |
| May 23rd, 1967 (May 23 1967) | Death | Lionel Groulx, French Canadian priest and historian (born in 1878) | |
| May 23rd, 1966 (May 23 1966) | Birth | Graeme Hick, English cricketer | |
| May 23rd, 1966 (May 23 1966) | Birth | Gary Roberts, professional ice hockey player | |
| May 23rd, 1966 (May 23 1966) | Death | Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (born in 1902) | |
| May 23rd, 1965 (May 23 1965) | Birth | Tom Tykwer, German film director | |
| May 23rd, 1965 (May 23 1965) | Birth | Manuel Sanchis Hontiyuelo, Real Madrid footballer | |
| May 23rd, 1965 (May 23 1965) | Death | Earl Webb, American baseball player (born in 1897) | |
| May 23rd, 1964 (May 23 1964) | Birth | Ruth Metzler-Arnold, member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
| May 23rd, 1963 (May 23 1963) | Birth | Wally Dallenbach Jr., American race car driver and announcer | |
| May 23rd, 1963 (May 23 1963) | Birth | Gregg "Opie" Hughes, American radio personality (The Opie and Anthony Show) | |
| May 23rd, 1962 (May 23 1962) | Birth | Imran Anwar, Pakistani Internet pioneer and American TV personality | |
| May 23rd, 1961 (May 23 1961) | Birth | Karen Duffy, American actress | |
| May 23rd, 1960 (May 23 1960) | Event | Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion announces that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann had been captured. | Adolf Eichmann Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1958 (May 23 1958) | Event | Explorer 1 ceases transmission. | |
| May 23rd, 1958 (May 23 1958) | Birth | Mitch Albom, American writer | Mitch Albom Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1958 (May 23 1958) | Birth | Drew Carey, American actor, comedian, and game show host | |
| May 23rd, 1958 (May 23 1958) | Birth | Francois Feldman, French singer | |
| May 23rd, 1957 (May 23 1957) | Birth | Mark Arnold, American actor | |
| May 23rd, 1957 (May 23 1957) | Birth | Jimmy McShane Northern Irish singer and front man of Baltimora, (died in 1995) | |
| May 23rd, 1956 (May 23 1956) | Birth | Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician | |
| May 23rd, 1956 (May 23 1956) | Birth | Mark Shaw, New Zealand rugby footballer | |
| May 23rd, 1956 (May 23 1956) | Birth | Buck Showalter, American baseball player and manager | |
| May 23rd, 1955 (May 23 1955) | Birth | Luka Bloom, Irish singer/songwriter | |
| May 23rd, 1952 (May 23 1952) | Birth | Anne-Marie David, French singer | |
| May 23rd, 1952 (May 23 1952) | Birth | "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, American boxer | |
| May 23rd, 1951 (May 23 1951) | Event | Tibetans are forced to sign the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with the People s Republic of China. | |
| May 23rd, 1951 (May 23 1951) | Birth | Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player | |
| May 23rd, 1951 (May 23 1951) | Birth | Antonis Samaras, Greek politician | |
| May 23rd, 1949 (May 23 1949) | Event | The Federal Republic of Germany is established and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed. | |
| May 23rd, 1948 (May 23 1948) | Birth | Reggie Cleveland, Canadian baseball player | |
| May 23rd, 1947 (May 23 1947) | Birth | Bernard Comrie, English linguist | |
| May 23rd, 1947 (May 23 1947) | Birth | Ann Hui, Hong Kong film director | |
| May 23rd, 1947 (May 23 1947) | Birth | Jane Kenyon, American poet (died in 1995) | |
| May 23rd, 1946 (May 23 1946) | Birth | Frederik de Groot, Dutch actor | |
| May 23rd, 1946 (May 23 1946) | Birth | H. Paul Shuch, American SETI scientist | |
| May 23rd, 1945 (May 23 1945) | Event | World War II: Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, committs suicide while in Allied custody. | Heinrich Himmler Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1945 (May 23 1945) | Event | World War II: The Flensburg government under Reichsprasident Karl Donitz is dissolved when its members are captured and arrested by British forces at Flensburg in Northern Germany. | Karl Donitz Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1945 (May 23 1945) | Birth | Padmarajan, Indian film director (died in 1991) | |
| May 23rd, 1945 (May 23 1945) | Death | Heinrich Himmler, Nazi official (born in 1900) | Heinrich Himmler Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1944 (May 23 1944) | Birth | John Newcombe, Australian tennis player | |
| May 23rd, 1943 (May 23 1943) | Birth | General Norman Johnson, American singer (Chairmen of the Board) | |
| May 23rd, 1942 (May 23 1942) | Birth | K. Raghavendra Rao, Indian film director | |
| May 23rd, 1942 (May 23 1942) | Birth | Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher | Philo Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1939 (May 23 1939) | Event | The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 26 sailors. The remaining 32 crewmen and one passenger are rescued the following day. | |
| May 23rd, 1939 (May 23 1939) | Birth | Reinhard Hauff, German film director | |
| May 23rd, 1939 (May 23 1939) | Birth | Michel Colombier, French composer and songwriter (died in 2004) | |
| May 23rd, 1938 (May 23 1938) | Birth | Peter Preston, English journalist and author | |
| May 23rd, 1937 (May 23 1937) | Death | John D. Rockefeller, American entrepreneur (born in 1839) | John D. Rockefeller Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1936 (May 23 1936) | Birth | Ingeborg Hallstein, German opera singer | |
| May 23rd, 1936 (May 23 1936) | Birth | Charles Kimbrough, American actor | |
| May 23rd, 1934 (May 23 1934) | Event | American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Black Lake, Louisiana. | |
| May 23rd, 1934 (May 23 1934) | Event | The Auto-Lite Strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melee between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers. | |
| May 23rd, 1934 (May 23 1934) | Birth | Robert Moog, American inventor (died in 2005) | |
| May 23rd, 1934 (May 23 1934) | Death | Clyde Barrow, American outlaw (born in 1909) | |
| May 23rd, 1934 (May 23 1934) | Death | Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (born in 1910) | |
| May 23rd, 1933 (May 23 1933) | Birth | Joan Collins, English actress | |
| May 23rd, 1931 (May 23 1931) | Birth | Barbara Barrie, American actress | |
| May 23rd, 1930 (May 23 1930) | Birth | Friedrich Achleitner, German poet | |
| May 23rd, 1929 (May 23 1929) | Event | The first talking cartoon of Mickey Mouse, "The Karnival Kid", is released. | |
| May 23rd, 1929 (May 23 1929) | Birth | Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (died in 1982) | |
| May 23rd, 1928 (May 23 1928) | Birth | Jeannie Carson, English actress and comedian | |
| May 23rd, 1928 (May 23 1928) | Birth | Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (died in 2002) | |
| May 23rd, 1928 (May 23 1928) | Birth | Nigel Davenport, English actor | |
| May 23rd, 1928 (May 23 1928) | Birth | Pauline Julien, French Canadian singer (died in 1998) | |
| May 23rd, 1925 (May 23 1925) | Birth | Joshua Lederberg, American molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (died in 2008) | |
| May 23rd, 1925 (May 23 1925) | Birth | Mac Wiseman, American musician | |
| May 23rd, 1923 (May 23 1923) | Event | Launch of Belgium s SABENA airline. | |
| May 23rd, 1923 (May 23 1923) | Birth | Alicia de Larrocha, Spanish pianist | |
| May 23rd, 1923 (May 23 1923) | Birth | Walter Wolfrum, German fighter pilot | |
| May 23rd, 1921 (May 23 1921) | Birth | James Blish, American author (died in 1975) | |
| May 23rd, 1921 (May 23 1921) | Birth | Humphrey Lyttelton, English musician (died in 2008) | |
| May 23rd, 1920 (May 23 1920) | Birth | Helen O Connell, American singer (died in 1993) | |
| May 23rd, 1920 (May 23 1920) | Death | Svetozar Boroevic, Austrian field marshal (born in 1856) | |
| May 23rd, 1919 (May 23 1919) | Birth | Betty Garrett, American actress and dancer | |
| May 23rd, 1918 (May 23 1918) | Birth | Denis Compton, English cricketer (died in 1997) | |
| May 23rd, 1917 (May 23 1917) | Birth | Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (died in 2008) | |
| May 23rd, 1915 (May 23 1915) | Event | World War I: Italy joins the Allies after they declare war on Austria-Hungary. | |
| May 23rd, 1913 (May 23 1913) | Birth | Ruth Fernandez legendary singer from Puerto Rico | |
| May 23rd, 1912 (May 23 1912) | Birth | Jean Francaix, French composer (died in 1997) | |
| May 23rd, 1912 (May 23 1912) | Birth | Betty Astell, English actress (died in 2005) | |
| May 23rd, 1912 (May 23 1912) | Birth | John Payne, American actor (died in 1989) | |
| May 23rd, 1911 (May 23 1911) | Event | the New York Public Library is dedicated. | |
| May 23rd, 1910 (May 23 1910) | Birth | Margaret Wise Brown, American author (died in 1952) | |
| May 23rd, 1910 (May 23 1910) | Birth | Sir Hugh Casson, British architect and painter (died in 1999) | |
| May 23rd, 1910 (May 23 1910) | Birth | Scatman Crothers, American actor and musician (died in 1986) | |
| May 23rd, 1910 (May 23 1910) | Birth | Artie Shaw, American clarinetist and bandleader (died in 2004) | |
| May 23rd, 1908 (May 23 1908) | Birth | John Bardeen, American physicist, Nobel laureate (died in 1991) | |
| May 23rd, 1908 (May 23 1908) | Birth | Helene Boucher, French aviatrix (died in 1934) | |
| May 23rd, 1908 (May 23 1908) | Death | Francois Coppee, French poet and novelist (born in 1842) | |
| May 23rd, 1907 (May 23 1907) | Event | The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session. | |
| May 23rd, 1906 (May 23 1906) | Death | Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian writer (born in 1828) | Henrik Ibsen Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1900 (May 23 1900) | Event | American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney becomes the first African American to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner. | William Harvey Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1900 (May 23 1900) | Birth | Hans Frank, German Nazi war criminal (died in 1946) | Hans Frank Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1898 (May 23 1898) | Birth | Scott O Dell, American author (died in 1989) | |
| May 23rd, 1896 (May 23 1896) | Birth | Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (died in 1966) | |
| May 23rd, 1895 (May 23 1895) | Death | Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (born in 1798) | |
| May 23rd, 1893 (May 23 1893) | Birth | Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (died in 1977) | Ulysses S. Grant Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1893 (May 23 1893) | Death | Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (born in 1805) | |
| May 23rd, 1891 (May 23 1891) | Birth | Par Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (died in 1974) | |
| May 23rd, 1890 (May 23 1890) | Birth | Herbert Marshall, English actor (died in 1966) | |
| May 23rd, 1889 (May 23 1889) | Birth | Ernst Niekisch, German politician (died in 1967) | |
| May 23rd, 1888 (May 23 1888) | Birth | Zack Wheat, American baseball player (died in 1972) | |
| May 23rd, 1887 (May 23 1887) | Birth | Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (died in 1963) | |
| May 23rd, 1886 (May 23 1886) | Death | Leopold von Ranke, German historian (born in 1795) | Leopold von Ranke Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1884 (May 23 1884) | Birth | Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (died in 1965) | |
| May 23rd, 1883 (May 23 1883) | Birth | Douglas Fairbanks, American actor (died in 1939) | |
| May 23rd, 1879 (May 23 1879) | Birth | Dezso Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (died in 1966) | |
| May 23rd, 1875 (May 23 1875) | Birth | Alfred P. Sloan, American long-time president and chairman of General Motors (died in 1966) | |
| May 23rd, 1873 (May 23 1873) | Event | The Canadian Parliament establishes the North West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. | |
| May 23rd, 1868 (May 23 1868) | Death | Kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (born in 1809) | |
| May 23rd, 1865 (May 23 1865) | Birth | Epitacio Pessoa, President of Brazil (died in 1942) | |
| May 23rd, 1863 (May 23 1863) | Event | Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan. | |
| May 23rd, 1863 (May 23 1863) | Event | The Siege of Port Hudson takes place. | |
| May 23rd, 1857 (May 23 1857) | Death | Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (born in 1789) | |
| May 23rd, 1855 (May 23 1855) | Death | Charles Robert Malden, English explorer (born in 1797) | |
| May 23rd, 1848 (May 23 1848) | Birth | Otto Lilienthal, German aviation pioneer (died in 1896) | |
| May 23rd, 1846 (May 23 1846) | Event | Mexican-American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States. | |
| May 23rd, 1846 (May 23 1846) | Death | Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (born in 1778) | |
| May 23rd, 1844 (May 23 1844) | Event | Declaration of the Bab: During the previous night, the Persian Prophet the Bab announced his revelation, founding Babism. He announced to the world the coming of "He whom God shall make manifest". He is considered the forerunner of Baha u llah, the founder of the Baha i Faith. | |
| May 23rd, 1844 (May 23 1844) | Birth | `Abdu l-Baha, Successor to Prophet of the Baha i Faith (died in 1921) | |
| May 23rd, 1841 (May 23 1841) | Death | Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (born in 1765) | Philo Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1834 (May 23 1834) | Birth | Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (died in 1890) | |
| May 23rd, 1825 (May 23 1825) | Death | Ras Gugsa of Yejju, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia | |
| May 23rd, 1824 (May 23 1824) | Birth | Ambrose Burnside, American Union Civil War general (died in 1881) | Ambrose Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1820 (May 23 1820) | Birth | James Buchanan Eads, American engineer and inventor (died in 1887) | James Buchanan Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1820 (May 23 1820) | Birth | Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (died in 1891) | |
| May 23rd, 1813 (May 23 1813) | Event | South American independence leader Simon Bolivar enters Merida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator"). | Simon Bolivar Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1813 (May 23 1813) | Death | Geraud Duroc, French general (born in 1772) | |
| May 23rd, 1810 (May 23 1810) | Birth | Margaret Fuller, American journalist and feminist (died in 1850) | Margaret Fuller Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1805 (May 23 1805) | Event | Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in the Cathedral of Milan. | Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1795 (May 23 1795) | Birth | Charles Barry , English architect (died in 1860) | |
| May 23rd, 1790 (May 23 1790) | Birth | Jules Dumont d Urville, French explorer (died in 1842) | |
| May 23rd, 1786 (May 23 1786) | Death | Moric Benovsky, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (born in 1746) | |
| May 23rd, 1783 (May 23 1783) | Death | James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (born in 1725) | James Otis Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1754 (May 23 1754) | Death | John Wood, the Elder, English architect (born in 1704) | |
| May 23rd, 1752 (May 23 1752) | Death | William Bradford, English-born printer (born in 1663) | William Bradford Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1741 (May 23 1741) | Birth | Andrea Luchesi, Italian composer (died in 1801) | |
| May 23rd, 1734 (May 23 1734) | Birth | Franz Anton Mesmer, Austrian physician/hypnotist (d.1815) | |
| May 23rd, 1729 (May 23 1729) | Birth | Giuseppe Parini, Italian writer (died in 1799) | |
| May 23rd, 1718 (May 23 1718) | Birth | William Hunter, Scottish anatomist (died in 1783) | |
| May 23rd, 1707 (May 23 1707) | Birth | Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (died in 1778) | |
| May 23rd, 1706 (May 23 1706) | Event | Battle of Ramillies: John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal Villeroi. | |
| May 23rd, 1701 (May 23 1701) | Event | After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London. | |
| May 23rd, 1701 (May 23 1701) | Death | Captain Kidd, Scottish pirate (born in 1645) | |
| May 23rd, 1691 (May 23 1691) | Death | Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (born in 1622) | |
| May 23rd, 1670 (May 23 1670) | Death | Ferdinando II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born in 1610) | |
| May 23rd, 1662 (May 23 1662) | Death | John Gauden, English bishop and writer (born in 1605) | |
| May 23rd, 1618 (May 23 1618) | Event | The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years War. | |
| May 23rd, 1617 (May 23 1617) | Birth | Elias Ashmole, English antiquarian (died in 1692) | |
| May 23rd, 1609 (May 23 1609) | Event | Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia takes place. | |
| May 23rd, 1606 (May 23 1606) | Birth | Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (died in 1682) | |
| May 23rd, 1568 (May 23 1568) | Event | The Netherlands declare their independence from Spain. | |
| May 23rd, 1568 (May 23 1568) | Event | Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, brother of William I of Orange, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Aremberg and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years War. | Ang Lee Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1533 (May 23 1533) | Event | The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void. | |
| May 23rd, 1524 (May 23 1524) | Death | Ismail I, Shah of Persia (born in 1487) | |
| May 23rd, 1523 (May 23 1523) | Death | Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (born in 1466) | |
| May 23rd, 1498 (May 23 1498) | Event | Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy, on the orders of Pope Alexander VI. | Alexander Pope Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1498 (May 23 1498) | Death | Girolamo Savonarola, Italian religious reformer and ruler of Florence (born in 1452) | |
| May 23rd, 1430 (May 23 1430) | Event | Siege of Compiegne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiegne. | Joan of Arc Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1304 (May 23 1304) | Death | Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer | |
| May 23rd, 1125 (May 23 1125) | Death | Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (born in 1081) | |
| May 23rd, 1100 (May 23 1100) | Birth | Emperor Qinzong of China (died in 1161) | |
| May 23rd, 1052 (May 23 1052) | Birth | King Philip I of France (died in 1108) | |
