May 23rd (2012) 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.
Historical Events for 23rd May, 2012
» Adam Lambert became the first openly gay artist to debut at 1 on the Billboard 200 known as 'Billboard' 200 Album Charts, with his album 'Trespassing (album) known as Trespassing'.
May 23rd Famous Deaths for 2012
» T. Garry Buckley, American politician, 72nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (b. 1922)
» Gyula Elek, Hungarian handball player and coach (b. 1932)
» Sattareh Farmanfarmaian, Persian daughter of Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma (b. 1921)
» Paul Fussell, American historian, author, and educator (b. 1924)
» Hal Jackson, American radio host (b. 1915)
» Joseph Lesniewski, American soldier (b. 1920)
» William C. Wampler, American politician (b. 1926)
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))