May 23rd (1857) was a Saturday. It's the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 222 days left to the end of the year.
May 23rd Famous Deaths for 1857
» Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (b. 1789)
May 23rd Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
» Julia of Corsica
» Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church)
» Desiderius of Vienne
» Quintian, Lucius and Julian
» Nicholas Copernicus and Johannes Kepler (Episcopal Church (USA))