May 23rd (2009) 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.
Historical Events for 23rd May, 2009
» Former President of South Korea e.g South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun commits suicide, jumping from a 45 meter cliff in Bongha, Gimhae, South Korea.
May 23rd Famous Deaths for 2009
» Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (b. 1946)
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))