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What Happened On 23rd May 1979 In History

May 23rd (1979) was a Wednesday. 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.

Famous Birthdays on May 23 in 1979

  • » Rasual Butler, American basketball player
  • » Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
  • » Martin Giroux, Canadian singer
  • » Kirk Saarloos, American baseball player

May 23rd Famous Deaths for 1979

  • » S. Selvanayagam, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (b. 1932)

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))
  • » May 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Labour Day Jamaica e.g Labour Day (Jamaica)
  • » World Turtle Day

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World History for the 23rd May