May 23rd (1498) was a Monday. It's the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 222 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 23rd May, 1498
» Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy.
May 23rd Famous Deaths for 1498
» Girolamo Savonarola, Italian friar and preacher (b. 1452)
May 23rd Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
» Julia of Corsica
» Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church)
» Desiderius of Vienne
» Quintian, Lucius and Julian
» Nicholas Copernicus and Johannes Kepler (Episcopal Church (USA))