May 23

Yesterday was the birthday of several famous people, a few of whom I've listed:

- Philip I of France (1052) King of France)
- Charles Barry (1795) (English architect)
- Margaret Fuller (1810) (writer and lecturer)
- Artie Shaw (1910) (bandleader)
- Joan Collins (1933) (actress)
- Drew Carey (1958) (actor/comedian)
- Jewel Kilcher (1974) (songwriter/performer)
- Ken Jennings (1974) (the guy who won 74 times on Jeopardy)
- Kelly Monaco (1976) (actress/model)
- Wade Klassen (1976) (me)

And, May 23 in history:

- 1430 : Joan of Arc captured and sold to the English
- 1873: the North West Mounted Police was formed in Canada
- 1887: first transcontinental train arrives in Vancouver
- 1934: Bonnie and Clyde were killed in a police shoot-out
- 1971: Rock group "Iron Butterfly" disbands