Day of the year

May 23

Born on May 23? You're a Gemini with the Emerald birthstone.

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May 23 Zodiac Sign

Gemini (May 21 – June 20)

Element: Air

curiousadaptablewittyexpressivesociable

Birthstone

Emerald

Birth Flower

Lily of the Valley

Season

Spring

Numerology 1

A number of leadership, independence, and fresh starts.

1533— The Archbishop of Canterbury declared the marriage of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon null and void.
1873— The North-West Mounted Police (later the Royal Canadian Mounted Police) was created by the Canadian Parliament.
1934— Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by law enforcement on a road in Louisiana.
1949— The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was formally established.
1985— Coca-Cola announced it was reverting to its original formula after the public backlash against 'New Coke'.

Rosemary Clooney (1928) — singer and actress
Joan Collins (1933) — actress and author
Drew Carey (1958) — comedian and The Price Is Right host
Jewel (1974) — singer-songwriter
Tamar Braxton (1977) — R&B singer
Franz Mesmer (1734) — German physician who developed the theory of animal magnetism (mesmerism)

Bonnie and Clyde's death car was riddled with 167 bullets during the ambush.
New Coke's failure in 1985 is still studied in business schools as a classic marketing blunder.

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