Thursday May 23, 1844
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

May 23, 1844: Day of the Week

May 23, 1844 was the 144th day of the year 1844 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 French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

A person born on this day will be 179 years old today. If that same person saved a dollar every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $63,853.00 today.

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Here’s the May 1844 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1844 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, 1844 Historical Event(s)

1844
Declaration of the Báb: a merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement that would later be brutally crushed by the Persian government. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith, and Bahá'ís celebrate the day as a holy day.

Who was born on May 23, 1844?

1844
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Iranian religious figure (d. 1921)

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