May 23rd
- 1940 – Giles Gordon was born.
- 1944 – The Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan first aired on the radio.
- 1961 – The Prisoner in the Mirror first aired on television.
- 1963 – The Bard first aired on television.
- 1969 – Destroy All Monsters went to theaters (US).
- 1973 – Santiago Eximeno was born.
- 1980 – The Shining went to theaters.
- 1986 – Poltergeist II: The Other Side went to theaters.