Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

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

1848  On May - 23 birth of helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff (WW I)   

1848  On May - 23 birth of otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator   

1851  On this day in history birth of antoni Stolpe, composer   

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

1864  On May - 23 birth of louis Glass, composer   

1865  On this day in history birth of epitácio Pessoa, President of Brazil (d. 1942)   

1866  On May - 23 birth of gustav Aschaffenburg, German psychiatrist/criminalologist   

1871  On this day in history birth of sigurd Lie, composer   

1873  Leo Baeck, rabbi/president (World Union for Progressive Judaism) was born on May - 23.   

1875  Alfred P. Sloan, American long-time president and chairman of General Motors (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history birth of dezsÅ‘ Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. 1966)   

1882  On May - 23 birth of james Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool)   

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  Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963) was born on this day in history.   

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

1888  On this day in history birth of zack Wheat, American baseball player (d. 1972)   

1889  Ernst Niekisch, German politician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Herbert Marshall, London, actor (Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes) was born on May - 23.   

1890  On May - 23 birth of virginia Eames, Ft Davis TX, entertainer   

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

1893  On May - 23 birth of ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1977)   

1896  On May - 23 birth of felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (d. 1966)   

1898  On May - 23 birth of frank McHugh, actor (Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young)   

1898  On this day in history birth of joseph Hazen, lawyer   

1898  On this day in history birth of scott O'Dell, American author (d. 1989)   

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

1901  On this day in history birth of edmund Rubbra, Northampton England, composer (Morning Watch) [or 3/23]   

1902  On May - 23 birth of mark Lothar, composer   

1903  Walter Reisch, US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic) was born on May - 23.   

1906  Hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer was born on this day in history.   

1907  Kenneth Allen, engineer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on May - 23.   

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

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on May - 23.   

1498  On this day in history death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on May - 23.