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This is a list of selected May 23 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

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Pope Paul IV
New York Public Library Main Branch in 1908
Catherine of Aragon
Catharine of Aragon
Karl Dönitz
Girolamo Savonarola
Giovanni Falcone

Giovanni Falcone
Thomas Cranmer
Bonnie and Clyde
William Kidd
Joan of Arc
Collapsed section of the I-5 bridge

Ineligible

Blurb	Reason
1498 – Girolamo Savonarola, the de facto ruler of Florence was executed for heresy, uttering prophecies, sedition, and other crimes.	refimprove section
1618 – In the Second Defenestration of Prague, Protestant members of the Bohemian aristocracy threw Catholic regents of Emperor Ferdinand II out the third-storey window of Prague Castle, precipitating the Thirty Years' War.	refimprove
1701 – Scottish privateer William Kidd was executed for piracy.	lots of CN tags (9)
1945 – End of World War II in Europe: German president Karl Dönitz was captured and his Flensburg Government was dissolved.	refimprove
1949 – The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany came into effect as the de facto constitution of West Germany.	refimprove
1992 - Italian anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards were killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily.	unreferenced section
1995 – The Java programming language by James Gosling and colleagues was officially announced.	outdated
2010 – Jamaica's military and police force began a manhunt for drug lord Christopher Coke, beginning three days of armed conflict with the Shower Posse cartel.	refimprove section
* 1951 – Delegates of the 14th Dalai Lama and the government of the newly established People's Republic of China signed the Seventeen Point Agreement, affirming Chinese sovereignty over Tibet.	Tagged for primary sources
* 1934 – American criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by police on a desolate road near their hideout in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.	Undercited
* 2013 – An oversize load struck several support beams on the bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River in the U.S. state of Washington, leading to its immediate collapse.	Poorly cited

Eligible

1430 – Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc (pictured) was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne.
1533 – Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, annulled Henry VIII's marriage to his first wife Catherine of Aragon (pictured), beginning events that would culminate in the English Reformation.
1555 – Gian Pietro Carafa became Pope Paul IV, beginning a tumultuous four-year papacy during which the Papal States suffered a serious military defeat.
1706 – War of the Spanish Succession: The Grand Alliance armies routed the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-day Belgium.
1862 – American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Virginia, taking around 700 prisoners.
1895 – Backed by Samuel J. Tilden, the Astor Library and the Lenox Library agreed to merge and form the New York Public Library.
1939 – The U.S. Navy submarine Squalus sank off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during tests, causing 26 men to drown.
1974 – The Airbus A300, the first twin-engined wide-body airliner, went into service with Air France.
2008 – The International Court of Justice awarded the Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, resolving a 29-year-old territorial dispute in the Singapore Strait.
Born/died this day: | Elias Ashmole |b|1617| William Bradford |d|1752| John Wood, the Elder |d|1754| Margaret Fuller |b|1810| C. R. M. F. Cruttwell|b|1887| Daisy Bacon |b|1898| Ruth Fernández |b|1919| Aileen Hernandez |b|1926| Heinrich Himmler |d|1945| Florence Violet McKenzie |d|1982

May 23: Aromanian National Day

Louis of Nassau

1568 – The Dutch Revolt broke out when rebels led by Louis of Nassau (pictured) invaded Friesland at the Battle of Heiligerlee.
1873 – The North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was established to bring law and order to and assert Canadian sovereignty over the Northwest Territories.
1934 – During a strike against the Electric Auto-Lite company in Toledo, a fight began between nearly 10,000 American strikers and sheriff's deputies, later involving the Ohio National Guard.
1999 – Professional wrestler Owen Hart died immediately before a World Wrestling Federation match after dropping 70 feet (21 m) onto the ring during a botched entrance.

Ignaz Moscheles (b. 1794)
Franz Xaver von Baader (d. 1841)
David Lewis (d. 1981)
Luis Posada Carriles (d. 2018)

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+File:Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536).jpg|Catherine of Aragon
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 | [[1498]] – '''[[Girolamo Savonarola]]''', the ''de facto'' ruler of [[Republic of Florence|Florence]] was executed for [[heresy]], uttering [[prophesy|prophecies]], [[sedition]], and other crimes.
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-|[[1568]] – The '''[[Dutch Revolt]]''' broke out when rebels led by [[Louis of Nassau]] invaded [[Friesland]] at the [[Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)|Battle of Heiligerlee]]<!--Not bold, stubby-->.
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 | [[1618]] – In the '''[[Defenestrations of Prague|Second Defenestration of Prague]]''', Protestant members of the [[Bohemian aristocracy]] threw Catholic regents of [[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Ferdinand&nbsp;II]] out the third-storey window of [[Prague Castle]], precipitating the [[Thirty Years' War]].
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 | [[1701]] – Scottish [[privateer]] '''[[William Kidd]]''' was executed for [[piracy]].
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 | [[1945]] – [[End of World War II in Europe]]: German president [[Karl Dönitz]] was captured and his '''[[Flensburg Government]]''' was dissolved.
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+|* [[1951]] – Delegates of the [[14th Dalai Lama]] and the government of the newly established People's Republic of China signed the '''[[Seventeen Point Agreement]]''', affirming Chinese sovereignty over [[Tibet]].
+|Tagged for primary sources
+|-
+|* [[1934]] – American criminals '''[[Bonnie and Clyde|Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow]]''' were ambushed and killed by police on a desolate road near their hideout in [[Bienville Parish, Louisiana]].
+|Undercited
+|-
+|* [[2013]] – An [[oversize load]] struck several support beams on the bridge carrying [[Interstate 5 in Washington|{{nowrap|Interstate 5}}]] over the [[Skagit River]] in the U.S. state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]], leading to '''[[I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse|its immediate collapse]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->.
+|Poorly cited
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+* [[1430]] – [[Hundred Years' War]]: [[Joan of Arc]] ''(pictured)'' was captured by [[Burgundian (party)|Burgundian]] forces at the '''[[Siege of Compiègne]]'''.
-* [[1555]] – Giovanni Pietro Carafa became '''[[Pope Paul IV|Pope {{Nowrap|Paul IV}}]]''', beginning a short but tumultuous papacy, during which the [[Papal States]] suffered a serious military defeat.
+* [[1533]] – [[Thomas Cranmer]]<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], annulled [[Henry&nbsp;VIII]]'s marriage to his first wife [[Catherine of Aragon]] ''(pictured)'', beginning events that would culminate in the '''[[English Reformation]]'''.
+* [[1555]] – Gian Pietro Carafa became '''[[Pope Paul IV|Pope Paul&nbsp;IV]]''', beginning a tumultuous four-year papacy during which the [[Papal States]] suffered a serious military defeat.
 * [[1706]] – [[War of the Spanish Succession]]: The [[Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg)|Grand Alliance]] armies '''[[Battle of Ramillies|routed]]''' the Franco-Spanish-Bavarian army in [[Ramillies, Belgium|Ramillies]], present-day Belgium.
+* [[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops under [[Stonewall Jackson]] defeated a [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] force at the '''[[Battle of Front Royal]]''' in Virginia, taking around 700 prisoners.
-* [[1873]] – The '''[[North-West Mounted Police]]''', the forerunner of the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]], was established to bring law and order to, and assert Canadian sovereignty over, the [[Northwest Territories]].
-* [[1895]] – Backed by [[Samuel J. Tilden]], the [[Astor Library|Astor]] and [[Lenox Library (New York City)|Lenox]] libraries agreed to merge and form the '''[[New York Public Library]]'''<!-- ''(pictured in 1908)''-->, now the [[List of the largest libraries in the United States|second-largest in the U.S.]]
+* [[1895]] – Backed by [[Samuel J. Tilden]], the [[Astor Library]] and the [[Lenox Library (New York City)|Lenox Library]] agreed to merge and form the '''[[New York Public Library]]'''<!-- ''(building pictured)''--><!--, now the [[List of the largest libraries in the United States|second-largest in the U.S.]]-->.
+* [[1939]] – The U.S. Navy submarine '''''[[USS Sailfish (SS-192)|Squalus]]''''' sank off [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]], during tests, causing 26 men to drown.
-* [[1934]] – During a strike against the [[Honeywell|Electric Auto-Lite]] company in [[Toledo, Ohio]], U.S., a mob of nearly 10,000 '''[[Auto-Lite strike|began a riot]]''' and a five-day running battle with the [[Ohio National Guard]].
+* [[1974]] – The '''[[Airbus A300|Airbus&nbsp;A300]]''', the first twin-engined [[Wide-body aircraft|wide-body]] airliner, went into service with [[Air France]].
-* [[1951]] – Delegates of the [[14th Dalai Lama]] and the government of the newly established [[People's Republic of China]] signed the '''[[Seventeen Point Agreement]]''', affirming Chinese sovereignty over [[Tibet]].
+* [[2008]] – The [[International Court of Justice]] awarded the [[Middle Rocks]] to Malaysia and [[Pedra Branca, Singapore|Pedra Branca]] to Singapore, resolving '''[[Pedra Branca dispute|a 29-year-old territorial dispute]]''' in the [[Singapore Strait]].
-* [[1999]] – Professional wrestler [[Owen Hart]] '''[[Over the Edge (1999)|died]]''' immediately before a match after dropping {{convert|70|ft|m}} onto the ring during a botched entrance.
+* Born/died this day: | '''[[Elias Ashmole]]'''<!--English antiquary--> |b|1617| '''[[William Bradford (printer, born 1663)|William Bradford]]'''<!--English printer--> |d|1752| '''[[John Wood, the Elder]]'''<!--English architect--> |d|1754|  '''[[Margaret Fuller]]'''<!--American journalist--> |b|1810| '''[[C. R. M. F. Cruttwell|C.&nbsp;R.&nbsp;M.&nbsp;F. Cruttwell]]'''<!--English historian-->|b|1887|  '''[[Daisy Bacon]]'''<!--American magazine editor--> |b|1898| '''[[Ruth Fernández]]'''<!--Puerto Rican singer/politician--> |b|1919| '''[[Aileen Hernandez]]'''<!--American activist--> |b|1926|  '''[[Heinrich Himmler]]'''<!--Nazi official--> |d|1945| '''[[Florence Violet McKenzie]]'''<!--Australian engineer--> |d|1982
-* [[2013]] – An [[oversize load]] struck several support beams on the bridge carrying [[Interstate 5 in Washington|{{nowrap|Interstate 5}}]] over the [[Skagit River]] in the U.S. state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]], leading to '''[[I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse|its immediate collapse]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->.
-* Born/died this day: '''[[Elias Ashmole]]'''<!--English antiquary--> (b.&nbsp;1617) | '''[[William Bradford (printer, born 1663)|William Bradford]]'''<!--English printer--> (d.&nbsp;1752) | '''[[Franz Xaver von Baader]]'''<!--German philosopher--> (d.&nbsp;1841) | '''[[Ruth Fernández]]'''<!--Puerto Rican singer/politician--> (b.&nbsp;1919) | '''[[David Lewis (politician)|David Lewis]]'''<!--Canadian politician--> (d.&nbsp;1981) | '''[[Florence Violet McKenzie]]'''<!--American engineer--> (d.&nbsp;1982)
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+'''[[May 23]]''': '''[[Aromanian National Day]]'''
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+* [[1568]] – The '''[[Eighty Years' War|Dutch Revolt]]''' broke out when rebels led by [[Louis of Nassau]]<!--Not bold, too much uncited--> ''(pictured)'' invaded [[Friesland]] at the [[Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)|Battle of Heiligerlee]]<!--Not bold, stubby-->.
-{{main page image|File:Thomas Cranmer by Gerlach Flicke.jpg|Thomas Cranmer}}
+* [[1873]] – The '''[[North-West Mounted Police]]''', the forerunner of the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]], was established to bring law and order to and assert Canadian sovereignty over the [[Northwest Territories]].
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+* [[1934]] – During '''[[Auto-Lite strike (1934)|a strike against the Electric Auto-Lite company]]''' in [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]], a fight began between nearly 10,000 American strikers and sheriff's deputies, later involving the [[Ohio National Guard]].
-* [[1430]] – [[Hundred Years' War]]: [[Joan of Arc]] was captured by [[Burgundian (party)|Burgundian]] forces at the '''[[Siege of Compiègne]]'''.
+* [[1999]] – Professional wrestler [[Owen Hart]] died immediately before '''[[Over the Edge (1999)|a World Wrestling Federation match]]''' after dropping 70 feet (21&nbsp;m) onto the ring during a botched entrance.
-* [[1533]] – [[Thomas Cranmer]] ''(portrait shown)'', [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], annulled [[Henry VIII of England|{{nowrap|Henry VIII}}]]'s marriage to his first wife, [[Catherine of Aragon]], beginning a chain of events that would culminate in the '''[[English Reformation]]'''.
-<!--* [[1844]] – Siyyid ʻAlí Muhammad Shírází proclaimed himself as the [[Báb]], marking the beginning of '''[[Bábism]]''', the forerunner of the [[Baháʼí Faith]].--><!--To be moved to May 22-->
+{{Born and died list|'''[[Ignaz Moscheles]]'''<!--Czech composer--> |b|1794| '''[[Franz Xaver von Baader]]'''<!--German philosopher--> |d|1841| '''[[David Lewis (Canadian politician)|David Lewis]]'''<!--Canadian politician--> |d|1981 |'''[[Luis Posada Carriles]]'''<!--Cuban militant--> |d|2018 }}
-* [[1934]] – American criminals '''[[Bonnie and Clyde|Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow]]''' were ambushed and killed by police on a desolate road near their hideout in [[Bienville Parish, Louisiana]].
-* [[2008]] – The [[International Court of Justice]] awarded the [[Middle Rocks]] to Malaysia and [[Pedra Branca, Singapore|Pedra Branca]] to Singapore, resolving '''[[Pedra Branca dispute|a 29-year-old territorial dispute]]''' in the [[Singapore Strait]].
-{{hlist | '''[[Ignaz Moscheles]]'''<!--Czech composer--> (b.&nbsp;1794) | '''[[Margaret Fuller]]'''<!--American journalist--> (b.&nbsp;1810) | '''[[Heinrich Himmler]]'''<!--Nazi official--> (d.&nbsp;1945) }}
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