André Bloc

French architect (1896–1966).

Born May 23rd, 1896 in Algiers. ^[ref]

Died November 8th, 1966 at 70 years old in New Delhi.

Fathi Kameel

Kuwaiti footballer.

Born May 23rd, 1955 in Kuwait City.

Died January 31st, 2026 at 70 years old ^[ref]

Richard Schmidt

German rower.

Born May 23rd, 1987 (age 38 years) in Trier.

Karol Rómmel

Polish and russian military officer (1888–1967).

Born May 23rd, 1888 in Hrodna. ^[ref]

Died March 13th, 1967 at 78 years old in Elbląg.

Artur de Sacadura Cabral

Portuguese aviation pioneer.

Born May 23rd, 1881 in Celorico da Beira.

Died November 15th, 1924 at 43 years old in North Sea.

Richmond Forson

Togolese footballer.

Born May 23rd, 1980 (age 45 years) in Aflao.

Sergio Mendoza

Honduran footballer.

Born May 23rd, 1981 (age 44 years) in El Progreso.

Rosanna Crawford

Canadian biathlete.

Born May 23rd, 1988 (age 37 years) in Canmore.

George Claridge Druce

English botanist (1850–1932).

Born May 23rd, 1850 in Potterspury.

Died February 29th, 1932 at 81 years old in Oxford.

Michel Deguy

French poet (1930–2022).

Born May 23rd, 1930 in Draveil.

Died February 16th, 2022 at 91 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Adriaan Roland Holst

Dutch writer (1888–1976).

Born May 23rd, 1888 in Amsterdam.

Died August 6th, 1976 at 88 years old in Bergen.

Nana Ama Browne Klutse

Ghanaian climate change researcher.

Born May 23rd, 1981 (age 44 years). ^[ref]

Alexandru Antoniuc

Moldovan footballer.

Born May 23rd, 1989 (age 36 years) in Chișinău.

Yana Yazova

Bulgarian writer.

Born May 23rd, 1912 in Lom.

Died July 9th, 1974 at 62 years old in Sofia.

Ali Diab

Syrian footballer (born 1982).

Born May 23rd, 1982 (age 43 years) in Damascus.

Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

German tennis player.

Born May 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Cologne.

Maarten Biesheuvel

Dutch writer (1939-2020).

Born May 23rd, 1939 in Schiedam. ^[ref]

Died July 30th, 2020 at 81 years old in Leiden. ^[ref]

Joe James

American racing driver.

Born May 23rd, 1925 in Saucier.

Died November 5th, 1952 at 27 years old in San Jose.

Hugo von Kirchbach

German general (1809–1887).

Born May 23rd, 1809 in Środa Śląska.

Died October 26th, 1887 at 78 years old in Niesky.

Hans Dülfer

German alpinist (1892-1915).

Born May 23rd, 1892 in Barmen.

Died June 15th, 1915 at 23 years old in Arras.

Noriko Anno

Japanese judoka.

Born May 23rd, 1976 (age 49 years) in Fukue.

Jordi Solé Tura

Spanish politician (1930-2009).

Born May 23rd, 1930 in Mollet del Vallès. ^[ref]

Died December 4th, 2009 at 79 years old in Barcelona (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Wim Stroetinga

Racing cyclist.

Born May 23rd, 1985 (age 40 years) in Drachten.

Ryo Nagai

Japanese association football player.

Born May 23rd, 1991 (age 34 years) in Nishinomiya.

Jaroslav Věšín

Czech painter (1860-1915).

Born May 23rd, 1860 in Vraný. ^[ref]

Died May 9th, 1915 at 54 years old in Sofia.