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, 2024 is the 144th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 222 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Thursday.
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
- 1430 –Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne.
- 1498 –Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy, on the orders of Pope Alexander VI.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1945 –World War II: Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, commits suicide while in Allied custody.
- 1951 –Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with the People’s Republic of China.
- 1967 –Egypt closes the Straits of Tiran and blockades the port of Eilat at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli shipping.
- 1995 –Oklahoma City bombing: In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the remains of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building are imploded.
- 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.
Who were born on May 23?
- 1890 –Herbert Marshall, English actor (d. 1966)
- 1893 –Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1977)
- 1910 –Margaret Wise Brown, American author (d. 1952)
- 1912 –Jean Françaix, French composer (d. 1997)
- 1912 –John Payne, American actor (d. 1989)
- 1919 –Avraham Drori, Polish-born Israeli politician (d. 1964)
- 1928 –Jeannie Carson, English actress and comedian
- 1946 –Frederik de Groot, Dutch actor
- 1963 –Gregg Hughes, American radio personality (The Opie and Anthony Show)
- 1963 –Wally Dallenbach Jr., American race car driver and announcer
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