May, 23rd in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Friday 23, 2003:
2004 - Part of Paris Charles De Gaulle International Airport Terminal 2E collapses, killing five people and injuring three others.

Thursday 23, 2002:
The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.

Sunday 23, 1999:
In Kansas City, Missouri, Owen Hart (playing The Blue Blazer) falls 90 feet to his death while being lowered into a World Wrestling Federation ring.

Saturday 23, 1998:
The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum, with a high margin of three-fourth 'yes' votes to Northern Ireland.

Friday 23, 1997:
Mohammad Khatami is elected as President of Iran.

Tuesday 23, 1995:
Oklahoma City bombing: In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, what remains of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building is imploded.

Thursday 23, 1985:
U.S. engineer Thomas Patrick Cavanagh is sentenced to life in prison for attempting to sell stealth bomber secrets to the Soviet Union.

Monday 23, 1977:
1980 - Australian Oylmpic commitie decides to send a team to Moscow. Dispite opposition by P.M Malcom Fraser

Friday 23, 1969:
Rock band The Who release Tommy, the first rock opera.

Tuesday 23, 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, laying the foundations for the Six Day War.

Wednesday 23, 1962:
Drilling for the Montreal Metro commences.

Monday 23, 1960:
Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion announces that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann has been captured.

Friday 23, 1958:
Explorer I ceases transmission.

Monday 23, 1949:
The Federal Republic of Germany is established, and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany proclaimed.

Wednesday 23, 1945:
Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, commits suicide while in Allied custody.

Tuesday 23, 1939:
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 26 sailors. The remaining 32 crewmen and one passenger are rescued the following day.

Wednesday 23, 1934:
Near their hideout in Black Lake, Louisiana, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are ambushed and shot dead by police.

Thursday 23, 1929:
The first talking cartoon of Mickey Mouse, The Karnival Kid, was released.

Wednesday 23, 1923:
Launch of Belgium's SABENA airline.

Sunday 23, 1915:
World War I: Italy joins the Allies after they declare war on Austria-Hungary.

Tuesday 23, 1911:
Dedication ceremony for the New York Public Library.

Wednesday 23, 1906:
Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".

Wednesday 23, 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.

Friday 23, 1873:
The Canadian Parliament establishes the North West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Tuesday 23, 1865:
A parade is held in Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, to celebrate the end of the American Civil War.

Thursday 23, 1844:
Persian Prophet The Báb announces His revelation, founding Bábism.

Sunday 23, 1813:
South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").

Thursday 23, 1805:
Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in the Cathedral of Milan.

Friday 23, 1788:
South Carolina becomes the 8th U.S. state to ratify the United States Constitution.

Monday 23, 1701:
After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.

Wednesday 23, 1618:
The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.

Saturday 23, 1609:
Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia takes place.

Thursday 23, 1568:
Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, brother of William I of Orange, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Aremberg and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.

Monday 23, 1555:
Paul IV becomes Pope.

Friday 23, 1541:
Jacques Cartier leaves St-Malo, France on his third voyage.

Tuesday 23, 1533:
The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.

Monday 23, 1498:
Girolamo Savonarola is executed on the orders of Pope Alexander VI

Sunday 23, 1430:
Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/23-may/on-this-day.html


People born on May 23

1984:
Adam Wylie, American actor (b: May 23, 1984) (Biography of Adam Wylie)

1982:
Malene Mortensen, Danish singer (b: May 23, 1982) (Biography of Malene Mortensen)

1977:
Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skater (b: May 23, 1977) (Biography of Ilia Kulik)

1974:
Ken Jennings, American game show contestant (b: May 23, 1974) (Biography of Ken Jennings)
Jewel, American singer (b: May 23, 1974) (Biography of Jewel (singer))

1967:
Phil Selway, musician (b: May 23, 1967) (Biography of Phil Selway)
Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian race car driver (b: May 23, 1967) (Biography of Rubens Barrichello)

1963:
Wally Dallenbach Jr., NASCAR driver, announcer (b: May 23, 1963) (Biography of Wally Dallenbach Jr.)

1961:
Karen Duffy, American actress (b: May 23, 1961) (Biography of Karen Duffy)

1958:
Mitch Albom, American writer (b: May 23, 1958) (Biography of Mitch Albom)
Drew Carey, American actor and comedian (b: May 23, 1958) (Biography of Drew Carey)

1956:
Buck Showalter, baseball player and manager (b: May 23, 1956) (Biography of Buck Showalter)
Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician (b: May 23, 1956) (Biography of Ursula Plassnik)

1952:
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American boxer (b: May 23, 1952) (Biography of Marvin Hagler)
Anne-Marie David, French singer (b: May 23, 1952) (Biography of Anne-Marie David)

1951:
Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player (b: May 23, 1951) (Biography of Anatoly Karpov)

1946:
Frederik de Groot, Dutch actor (b: May 23, 1946) (Biography of Frederik de Groot)

1945:
Padmarajan, Indian film director (b: May 23, 1945) (Biography of Padmarajan)

1943:
John Newcombe, Australian tennis player (b: May 23, 1943) (Biography of John Newcombe)

1939:
Reinhard Hauff, German film director (b: May 23, 1939) (Biography of Reinhard Hauff)

1936:
Charles Kimbrough, American actor (b: May 23, 1936) (Biography of Charles Kimbrough)

1934:
Dr. Robert Moog, American inventor (b: May 23, 1934) (Biography of Robert Moog)

1933:
Joan Collins, English actress (b: May 23, 1933) (Biography of Joan Collins)

1931:
Barbara Barrie, American actress (b: May 23, 1931) (Biography of Barbara Barrie)

1928:
Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (b: May 23, 1928 ; d: June 29, 2002) (Biography of Rosemary Clooney)

1921:
James Blish, American author (b: May 23, 1921 ; d: July 29, 1975) (Biography of James Blish)
Humphrey Lyttelton, British musician (b: May 23, 1921) (Biography of Humphrey Lyttelton)

1920:
Helen O'Connell, American singer (b: May 23, 1920 ; d: September 9, 1993) (Biography of Helen O'Connell)

1919:
Betty Garrett, American actress and dancer (b: May 23, 1919) (Biography of Betty Garrett)

1918:
Denis Compton, English cricketer (b: May 23, 1918 ; d: April 23, 1997) (Biography of Denis Compton)

1912:
Jean Françaix, French composer (b: May 23, 1912 ; d: September 25, 1997) (Biography of Jean Françaix)
John Payne, American actor (b: May 23, 1912) (Biography of John Payne (actor))

1910:
Margaret Wise Brown, American author (b: May 23, 1910 ; d: November 13, 1952) (Biography of Margaret Wise Brown)
Sir Hugh Casson, British architect and painter (b: May 23, 1910 ; d: August 15, 1999) (Biography of Hugh Casson)
Scatman Crothers, American actor and musician (b: May 23, 1910 ; d: November 22, 1986) (Biography of Scatman Crothers)
Artie Shaw, American clarinetist and bandleader (b: May 23, 1910 ; d: December 30, 2004) (Biography of Artie Shaw)

1908:
John Bardeen, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: May 23, 1908 ; d: January 30, 1991) (Biography of John Bardeen)

1898:
Scott O'Dell, American author (b: May 23, 1898) (Biography of Scott O'Dell)

1893:
Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (b: May 23, 1893 ; d: March 11, 1977) (Biography of Ulysses S. Grant IV)

1891:
Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b: May 23, 1891 ; d: July 11, 1974) (Biography of Pär Lagerkvist)

1890:
Herbert Marshall, English actor (b: May 23, 1890) (Biography of Herbert Marshall)

1888:
Zack Wheat, baseball player (b: May 23, 1888) (Biography of Zack Wheat)

1887:
Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (b: May 23, 1887) (Biography of Thoralf Skolem)

1884:
Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (b: May 23, 1884 ; d: March 13, 1965) (Biography of Corrado Gini)

1883:
Douglas Fairbanks, American actor (b: May 23, 1883 ; d: December 12, 1939) (Biography of Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939))

1879:
Dezső Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (b: May 23, 1879) (Biography of Dezső Lauber)

1875:
Alfred P. Sloan, American business professor (b: May 23, 1875) (Biography of Alfred P. Sloan)

1848:
Otto Lilienthal, German aviation pioneer (b: May 23, 1848 ; d: August 10, 1896) (Biography of Otto Lilienthal)

1844:
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Persian founder of the Bahá'í Faith (b: May 23, 1844 ; d: November 28, 1921) (Biography of `Abdu'l-Bahá)

1834:
Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (b: May 23, 1834 ; d: February 22, 1890) (Biography of Carl Heinrich Bloch)

1824:
Ambrose Burnside, American Civil War general (b: May 23, 1824 ; d: September 13, 1881) (Biography of Ambrose Burnside)

1810:
Margaret Fuller, American journalist and feminist (b: May 23, 1810 ; d: July 19, 1850) (Biography of Margaret Fuller)

1795:
Charles Barry , English architect (b: May 23, 1795 ; d: May 12, 1860) (Biography of Charles Barry)

1790:
Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b: May 23, 1790 ; d: May 8, 1842) (Biography of Jules Dumont d'Urville)

1729:
Giuseppe Parini, Italian writer (b: May 23, 1729 ; d: August 15, 1799) (Biography of Giuseppe Parini)

1718:
William Hunter, Scottish anatomist (b: May 23, 1718 ; d: March 30, 1783) (Biography of William Hunter (anatomist))

1707:
Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (b: May 23, 1707 ; d: January 10, 1778) (Biography of Carolus Linnaeus)

1617:
Elias Ashmole, English antiquarian (b: May 23, 1617 ; d: May 18, 1692) (Biography of Elias Ashmole)

1606:
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (b: May 23, 1606 ; d: September 8, 1682) (Biography of Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz)

1052:
King Philip I of France (b: May 23, 1052 ; d: July 31, 1108) (Biography of Philip I of France)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/23-may/births.html

[Spiritus Temporis]

People who died on May 23

2002:
Sam Snead, American golfer (b: May 27, 1912 ; d: May 23, 2002) (Biography of Sam Snead)

1992:
Giovanni Falcone (d: May 23, 1992) (Biography of Giovanni Falcone)

1991:
Wilhelm Kempff, German conductor (b: November 25, 1895 ; d: May 23, 1991) (Biography of Wilhelm Kempff)

1986:
Sterling Hayden, American actor (b: March 26, 1916 ; d: May 23, 1986) (Biography of Sterling Hayden)

1975:
Moms Mabley, American comedienne (b: March 19, 1894 ; d: May 23, 1975) (Biography of Moms Mabley)

1965:
Earl Webb, baseball player (b: September 17, 1897 ; d: May 23, 1965) (Biography of Earl Webb)

1945:
Heinrich Himmler, Nazi official and leader of the SS (b: October 7, 1900 ; d: May 23, 1945) (Biography of Heinrich Himmler)

1937:
John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist (b: July 8, 1839 ; d: May 23, 1937) (Biography of John D. Rockefeller)

1933:
Clyde Barrow (d: May 23, 1933) (Biography of Clyde Barrow)
Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (b: October 1, 1910 ; d: May 23, 1933) (Biography of Bonnie Parker)

1920:
Svetozar Boroevi?, Austiran field marshal (b: December 13, 1856 ; d: May 23, 1920) (Biography of Svetozar Boroevi?)

1906:
Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian writer (b: March 20, 1828 ; d: May 23, 1906) (Biography of Henrik Ibsen)

1895:
Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (b: September 11, 1798 ; d: May 23, 1895) (Biography of Franz Ernst Neumann)

1886:
Leopold von Ranke (d: May 23, 1886) (Biography of Leopold von Ranke)

1868:
Kit Carson, American frontiersman (b: December 24, 1809 ; d: May 23, 1868) (Biography of Kit Carson)

1857:
Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (b: August 21, 1789 ; d: May 23, 1857) (Biography of Augustin Louis Cauchy)

1855:
Charles Robert Malden, British naval officer (b: August 9, 1797 ; d: May 23, 1855) (Biography of Charles Robert Malden)

1841:
Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (b: March 27, 1765 ; d: May 23, 1841) (Biography of Franz Xaver von Baader)

1786:
Móric Be?ovský (d: May 23, 1786) (Biography of Móric Be?ovský)

1783:
James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (b: February 5, 1725 ; d: May 23, 1783) (Biography of James Otis)

1754:
John Wood, the Elder (d: May 23, 1754) (Biography of John Wood, the Elder)

1752:
William Bradford, British-born printer (b: May 20, 1663 ; d: May 23, 1752) (Biography of William Bradford (1663-1752))

1701:
Captain Kidd (d: May 23, 1701) (Biography of Captain Kidd)

1691:
Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b: January 28, 1622 ; d: May 23, 1691) (Biography of Adrien Auzout)

1670:
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b: July 14, 1610 ; d: May 23, 1670) (Biography of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany)

1662:
John Gauden (d: May 23, 1662) (Biography of John Gauden)

1524:
Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b: July 17, 1487 ; d: May 23, 1524) (Biography of Ismail I)

1523:
Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b: September 9, 1466 ; d: May 23, 1523) (Biography of Ashikaga Yoshitane)

1498:
Girolamo Savonarola, Dominican priest and ruler of Florence (b: September 21, 1452 ; d: May 23, 1498) (Biography of Girolamo Savonarola)

1304:
Jehan de Lescurel (d: May 23, 1304) (Biography of Jehan de Lescurel)

1125:
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (d: May 23, 1125) (Biography of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/23-may/deaths.html

[Spiritus Temporis]

People who died on May 23

2002:
Sam Snead, American golfer (b: May 27, 1912 ; d: May 23, 2002) (Biography of Sam Snead)

1992:
Giovanni Falcone (d: May 23, 1992) (Biography of Giovanni Falcone)

1991:
Wilhelm Kempff, German conductor (b: November 25, 1895 ; d: May 23, 1991) (Biography of Wilhelm Kempff)

1986:
Sterling Hayden, American actor (b: March 26, 1916 ; d: May 23, 1986) (Biography of Sterling Hayden)

1975:
Moms Mabley, American comedienne (b: March 19, 1894 ; d: May 23, 1975) (Biography of Moms Mabley)

1965:
Earl Webb, baseball player (b: September 17, 1897 ; d: May 23, 1965) (Biography of Earl Webb)

1945:
Heinrich Himmler, Nazi official and leader of the SS (b: October 7, 1900 ; d: May 23, 1945) (Biography of Heinrich Himmler)

1937:
John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist (b: July 8, 1839 ; d: May 23, 1937) (Biography of John D. Rockefeller)

1933:
Clyde Barrow (d: May 23, 1933) (Biography of Clyde Barrow)
Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (b: October 1, 1910 ; d: May 23, 1933) (Biography of Bonnie Parker)

1920:
Svetozar Boroevi?, Austiran field marshal (b: December 13, 1856 ; d: May 23, 1920) (Biography of Svetozar Boroevi?)

1906:
Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian writer (b: March 20, 1828 ; d: May 23, 1906) (Biography of Henrik Ibsen)

1895:
Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (b: September 11, 1798 ; d: May 23, 1895) (Biography of Franz Ernst Neumann)

1886:
Leopold von Ranke (d: May 23, 1886) (Biography of Leopold von Ranke)

1868:
Kit Carson, American frontiersman (b: December 24, 1809 ; d: May 23, 1868) (Biography of Kit Carson)

1857:
Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (b: August 21, 1789 ; d: May 23, 1857) (Biography of Augustin Louis Cauchy)

1855:
Charles Robert Malden, British naval officer (b: August 9, 1797 ; d: May 23, 1855) (Biography of Charles Robert Malden)

1841:
Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (b: March 27, 1765 ; d: May 23, 1841) (Biography of Franz Xaver von Baader)

1786:
Móric Be?ovský (d: May 23, 1786) (Biography of Móric Be?ovský)

1783:
James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (b: February 5, 1725 ; d: May 23, 1783) (Biography of James Otis)

1754:
John Wood, the Elder (d: May 23, 1754) (Biography of John Wood, the Elder)

1752:
William Bradford, British-born printer (b: May 20, 1663 ; d: May 23, 1752) (Biography of William Bradford (1663-1752))

1701:
Captain Kidd (d: May 23, 1701) (Biography of Captain Kidd)

1691:
Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b: January 28, 1622 ; d: May 23, 1691) (Biography of Adrien Auzout)

1670:
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b: July 14, 1610 ; d: May 23, 1670) (Biography of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany)

1662:
John Gauden (d: May 23, 1662) (Biography of John Gauden)

1524:
Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b: July 17, 1487 ; d: May 23, 1524) (Biography of Ismail I)

1523:
Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b: September 9, 1466 ; d: May 23, 1523) (Biography of Ashikaga Yoshitane)

1498:
Girolamo Savonarola, Dominican priest and ruler of Florence (b: September 21, 1452 ; d: May 23, 1498) (Biography of Girolamo Savonarola)

1304:
Jehan de Lescurel (d: May 23, 1304) (Biography of Jehan de Lescurel)

1125:
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (d: May 23, 1125) (Biography of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/23-may/deaths.html