Who are famous people born on May 23?

Famous people born on May 23 include John Bardeen (1908), Anatoly Karpov (1951), Lena Meyer-Landrut (1991), Joe Gomez (1997), Tom Tykwer (1965).

What star sign is someone born on May 23?

Someone born on May 23 is a Gemini.

What is the birthstone for May 23?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

How common is a birthday on May 23?

In the US, May 23 is the No. 60 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,926 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on May 23

Famous people born on May 23, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♊ Star sign
Gemini
💎 Birthstone
Emerald
👶 How common
No. 60 of 366

Born on May 23

May 23 in history

2022Anthony 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 conservative rule.
2016Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, kill at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen.
2013A freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington.
1998The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes.
1980The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, is premiered on 10 screens in New York City and Los Angeles on the Memorial Day weekend.
1960A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.
1946The start of a two-day tornado outbreak across the Central United States that spawned at least 15 significant tornadoes.
1939The 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.
1919Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji, a Kurdish sheikh and at-the-time governor of the Slêmanî Province of British Iraq, initiates the first Mahmud Barzanji revolt.
1905Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 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, although some do so on May 22 instead.
1846Mexican–American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.
1788South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1568Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau defeat Jean de Ligne and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.
1308Robert the Bruce, king of Scots, defeats John Comyn, earl of Buchan, decisively in the battle of Inverurie.

Holidays and observances

Aromanian National Day
Christian feast day: Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Christian feast day: Desiderius of Vienne
Christian feast day: Giovanni Battista de' Rossi
Christian feast day: Julia of Corsica
Christian feast day: Michael of Synnada
Christian feast day: Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast day: Quintian, Lucius and Julian
Christian feast day: William of Perth
Christian feast day: May 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

May 23 in every year

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Questions about May 23 birthdays

Who are famous people born on May 23?: Famous people born on May 23 include John Bardeen (1908), Anatoly Karpov (1951), Lena Meyer-Landrut (1991), Joe Gomez (1997), Tom Tykwer (1965).
What star sign is someone born on May 23?: Someone born on May 23 is a Gemini.
What is the birthstone for May 23?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
How common is a birthday on May 23?: In the US, May 23 is the No. 60 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,926 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).