Who died on May 23

92 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 23, including Pope Urban I, Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, Jehan de Lescurel. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

54 documented historical events happened on May 23, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne. On the same day, in another year: Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, annulled Henry VIII's marriage to his first wife Catherine of Aragon, beginning events that would culminate in the English Reformation. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.