Famous Birthdays In May - 23

1844  On May - 23 birth of `Abdu'l-Bahá, Successor to Prophet of the Bahá'í Faith (d. 1921)   

1848  On this day in history birth of helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff (WW I)   

1848  On this day in history birth of otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator   

1851  On May - 23 birth of antoni Stolpe, composer   

1862  On May - 23 birth of william "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99   

1864  Louis Glass, composer was born on May - 23.   

1865  Epitácio Pessoa, President of Brazil (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

1866  Gustav Aschaffenburg, German psychiatrist/criminalologist was born on May - 23.   

1871  Sigurd Lie, composer was born on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 23 birth of leo Baeck, rabbi/president (World Union for Progressive Judaism)   

1875  On May - 23 birth of alfred P. Sloan, American long-time president and chairman of General Motors (d. 1966)   

1879  On May - 23 birth of dezsÅ‘ Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. 1966)   

1882  James Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history birth of douglas Fairbanks, Denver CO, actor (Zorro/3 Musketeers/Robin Hood)   

1884  On this day in history birth of corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (d. 1965)   

1887  On this day in history birth of thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963)   

1888  On this day in history birth of adrian Roland Holst, Dutch poet (Raged & Tired)   

1888  On May - 23 birth of zack Wheat, American baseball player (d. 1972)   

1889  Ernst Niekisch, German politician (d. 1967) was born on May - 23.   

1890  On May - 23 birth of herbert Marshall, London, actor (Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes)   

1890  Virginia Eames, Ft Davis TX, entertainer was born on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history birth of pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1974)   

1893  On this day in history birth of ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1977)   

1896  Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (d. 1966) was born on May - 23.   

1898  Frank McHugh, actor (Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On May - 23 birth of joseph Hazen, lawyer   

1898  Scott O'Dell, American author (d. 1989) was born on May - 23.   

1900  On May - 23 birth of hans Frank, German Nazi war criminal (d. 1946)   

1901  Edmund Rubbra, Northampton England, composer (Morning Watch) [or 3/23] was born on May - 23.   

1902  On this day in history birth of mark Lothar, composer   

1903  On this day in history birth of walter Reisch, US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic)   

1906  On this day in history birth of hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer   

1907  On May - 23 birth of kenneth Allen, engineer   

1907  Matthew Campbell, British senior civil servant was born on May - 23.   

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1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

1153  On this day in history david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  On May - 23 benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  On May - 23 death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  On May - 23 adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27