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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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.
1706
Battle of Ramillies: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal Villeroi.
1805
Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in the Cathedral of Milan.
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.
1915
World War I: Italy joins the Allies after they declare war on Austria-Hungary.
1949
The Federal Republic of Germany is established and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed.
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.
1990
Jordan Mack was born.
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?
1855
Isabella Ford, English feminist and union activist (d. 1924)
1891
Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1974)
1912
John Payne, American actor (d. 1989)
1921
James Blish, American author (d. 1975)
1924
Clyde King, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
1940
Giles Gordon, Scottish literary agent (d. 2003)
1943
Alan Walden, American rock music manager and promoter
1949
Alan Garcia, Peruvian politician
1953
Dick Stellingwerf, Dutch politician
1976
Kelly Monaco, American actress
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