Famous Deaths In May - 23

1875  Johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1881  Kit Carson, frontiersman, dies on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history cyprian K Norwid, Polish painter/poet/playwright (Wanda), dies   

1886  On this day in history death of leopold von Ranke, German historian (b. 1795)   

1887  Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 on May - 23.   

1891  On May - 23 ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer, dies at 73   

1893  On this day in history death of anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (b. 1805)   

1895  Franz E Neumann, German mineralogist/physicist, dies at 96 on May - 23.   

1897  Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back), dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history martinus W van AA Meerbeke, head-editor (Time), dies at 75   

1906  Henrik Johan Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Doll House), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1908  Francois Coppee, French poet, dies on this day in history.   

1920  Death of Svetozar Boroević, Austrian field marshal (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

1926  Hans Koessler, composer, dies at 73 on May - 23.   

1934  On this day in history death of bonnie Parker, outlaw (Bonnie & Clyde), killed in police ambush   

1937  On this day in history john Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla   

1938  Philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70 on May - 23.   

1940  Andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 23 lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies   

1945  Death of Heinrich Himmler, Gestapo leader, commits suicide in prison at 44 on May - 23.   

1947  C F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68 on May - 23.   

1952  Georg Alfred Schumann, composer, dies at 85 on May - 23.   

1954  On this day in history h R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies   

1960  On this day in history georges Claude, engineer/inventor, dies   

1961  On May - 23 joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53   

1965  David Smith, sculptor, dies on this day in history.   

1966  Ruth Gates, Denton TX, actress (Aunt Jenny-Mama), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history philip Coolidge, actor (I Want to Live, Tingler), dies at 58   

1968  James Burke, actor (Ellery Queen, Army Surgeon), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1969  Diane Aubrey, actress (Haunted Strangler), dies of heart attack at 79 on May - 23.   

1970  Nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1973  Athena Lorde, actress (Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history kathleen Cannell, writer, dies   

1975  On this day in history jackie "Moms" Mabley, comedienne (Amazing Grace), dies at 81   

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1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on May - 23.   

1100  On May - 23 birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1606  On this day in history birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on this day in history.   

1620  On May - 23 birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized   

1644  On May - 23 birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer