Famous Deaths In January - 23

1908  Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1913  On January - 23 death of nazim Pasha, Turkey's PM, assassinated   

1921  Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83 on January - 23.   

1922  On January - 23 death of arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (b. 1855)   

1923  Death of Max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849) on this day in history.   

1926  On January - 23 desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74   

1931  On this day in history anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (Diaghilew, Dying Swan), dies   

1936  On January - 23 dame Clara Butt, alto singer (Country of Hope & Glory), dies at 62   

1937  On January - 23 death of orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876)   

1939  Death of Matthias Sindelar, Austria soccer star, commits suicide on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history dobri Khristov, composer, dies at 65   

1943  Alexander Woollcott, critic, dies of a heart attack on radio, at 56 on January - 23.   

1944  Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 on January - 23.   

1945  Death of Helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37 on January - 23.   

1946  Feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68 on January - 23.   

1947  Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79 on January - 23.   

1956  On this day in history alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62   

1957  On this day in history death of willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25   

1958  Death of Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history louis Horst, composer, dies at 80   

1969  Jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86 on January - 23.   

1971  On this day in history death of fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (b. 1871)   

1973  On January - 23 death of alexander Onassis, Greek heir of the Onassis family (b. 1948)   

1975  On this day in history karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94   

1976  On January - 23 aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44   

1977  Bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73 on January - 23.   

1978  On this day in history jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74   

1981  On this day in history bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66   

1982  Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1984  On January - 23 samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92   

1986  Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64 on January - 23.   

1989  On January - 23 death of salvador Dalí, Catalan artist (b. 1904)   

1990  Albert Collins, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies of pneumonia at 57 on this day in history.   

1991  Death of Northrop Frye, Canadian writer and critic (b. 1912) on January - 23.   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on January - 23.   

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on January - 23.   

1582  On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on January - 23.   

1719  On this day in history birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)   

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on January - 23.   

1745  On this day in history birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on this day in history.