May 23 in History

Historical Events on May 23

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

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

1788 South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.

1900 American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.

1932 In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later.

1945 World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody.

2016 Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, killed at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen.

2016 Eight bombings were carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eight-four people were killed and at least 200 people injured.

2017 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi.

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Famous Birthdays on May 23

1971 George Osborne

1972 Rubens Barrichello

1987 Bray Wyatt

1990 Dan Evans (tennis)

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Famous Deaths on May 23

1868 Kit Carson

1934 Bonnie and Clyde

1934 Bonnie and Clyde

1945 Heinrich Himmler

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