A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
May 23: Day of the Week
May 23, 2024 was the 144th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 222 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 23 Historical Event(s)
1430
Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne.
1609
Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia takes place.
1788
South Carolina ratifies the Constitution as the 8th American state.
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.
1939
The 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.
1945
World War II: Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, commits suicide while in Allied custody.
1945
World War II: The Flensburg government under Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are captured and arrested by British forces at Flensburg in Northern Germany.
1949
The Federal Republic of Germany is established and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed.
2004
Part of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport’s Terminal 2E collapses, killing four people and injuring three others.
Who were born on May 23?
1100
Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)
1824
Ambrose Burnside, American Union Civil War general (d. 1881)
1890
Herbert Marshall, English actor (d. 1966)
1925
Joshua Lederberg, American molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 2008)
1955
Luka Bloom, Irish singer/songwriter
1964
Ruth Metzler-Arnold, Swiss politician
1970
Bryan Herta, American race car driver
1972
Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian racing driver
1973
Jacopo Gianninoto, Italian musician
1979
Rasual Butler, American basketball player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters GZAKSQUARUCRO? Check your answers here: Word scramble GZAKSQUARUCRO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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