Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 23
May 23, 2025 is the 143rd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 222 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Gemini is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 23
- 1568 –The Netherlands declare their independence from Spain.
- 1813 –South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador (“The Liberator”).
- 1900 –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 in 1863.
- 1911 –The New York Public Library is dedicated.
- 1934 –American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Black Lake, 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.
- 1951 –Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with the People’s Republic of China.
- 1958 –Explorer 1 ceases transmission.
- 2004 –Part of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport’s Terminal 2E collapses, killing four people and injuring three others.
- 2006 –Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts.
Who were born on May 23?
- 1855 –Isabella Ford, English feminist and union activist (d. 1924)
- 1931 –Barbara Barrie, American actress
- 1942 –K. Raghavendra Rao, Indian film director
- 1956 –Mark Shaw, New Zealand rugby footballer
- 1965 –Athanasios Skourtopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
- 1968 –Guinevere Turner, American actress
- 1971 –Laurel Holloman, American actress
- 1974 –Jewel, American singer
- 1977 –Annabel Kosten, Dutch freestyle swimmer
- 1988 –Morgan Pressel, American golfer
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