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What Happened On 23rd May 1981 In History

May 23rd (1981) 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.

Famous Birthdays on May 23 in 1981

  • » Pierre Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
  • » Tim Robinson (comedian) e.g Tim Robinson, American actor
  • » Gwenno Saunders, Welsh singer and dancer (The Pipettes)

May 23rd Famous Deaths for 1981

  • » Gene Green (baseball) known as Gene Green, American baseball player (b. 1933)
  • » Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (b. 1911)
  • » George Jessel (actor) or George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1898)
  • » David Lewis (politician) e.g David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)

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