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What Happened On 23rd May 2010 In History

May 23rd (2010) was a Sunday. 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, 2010

  • » Jamaican police begin a manhunt for drug lord Christopher Coke, after the United States requested his extradition, leading to 2010 Kingston unrest known as three days of violence during which at least 73 bystanders are killed.

May 23rd Famous Deaths for 2010

  • » Princess Leonida Bagration of Mukhrani (b. 1914)
  • » José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1972)
  • » Simon Monjack, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1970)

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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