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Historical events & facts — May 23
What happened on May 23?
On May 23, 1618, Catholic officials of the King of Bohemia were thrown from a window of Prague Castle by Protestant nobles — the so-called "Defenestration of Prague" — in protest against restrictions on religious freedoms. The episode was the direct trigger of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), the most devastating conflict in Europe until World War I, which killed between 8 and 12 million people.
On May 23, 1934, outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and shot dead by law enforcement officers on a rural road in Louisiana, after almost two years of robbing banks and killing police across the southern US. The bodies of Bonnie and Clyde and their bullet-riddled car became one of the strangest icons of Great Depression America.
On May 23, 1949, the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), the constitution of the new West Germany, came into force. The Basic Law, designed to prevent a repetition of Nazism, established a federal state, separation of powers, inalienable fundamental rights and eternity clauses preventing their modification. It remains today the constitution of reunified Germany.
Notable birthdays — May 23
Famous people born on May 23
James Pradier
James Pradier was a Genevan-born French sculptor best known for his work in the neoclassical style.
Zack Wheat
Zachariah Davis Wheat, nicknamed "Buck", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left fielder from 1909 to 1927, most notably as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers who were known as the Robins at that time. After 18 seasons in Brooklyn, he played his final season with the Philadelphia Athletics.
Hugh Casson
Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson was a British architect, also active as an interior designer, an artist, and a writer and broadcaster on twentieth-century design. He was the director of architecture for the 1951 Festival of Britain. From 1976 to 1984, he was president of the Royal Academy.
Aileen Hernandez
Aileen Hernandez was an African-American union organizer, civil rights activist, and women's rights activist. She served as the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) between 1970 and 1971, and was the first woman to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Reinhard Hauff
Reinhard Hauff is a German film director. His works, which were mostly carried out in the late 1960s to early 1990s, are known for their social and political commentary. Stammheim, which is based on the activities of the Red Army Faction won the Golden Bear award at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival in 1986.
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