Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

1844  On this day in history birth of `Abdu'l-Bahá, Successor to Prophet of the Bahá'í Faith (d. 1921)   

1848  Helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff (WW I) was born on May - 23.   

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

1851  Antoni Stolpe, composer was born on this day in history.   

1862  William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99 was born on May - 23.   

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

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

1866  On this day in history birth of gustav Aschaffenburg, German psychiatrist/criminalologist   

1871  Sigurd Lie, composer was born on May - 23.   

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

1875  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of james Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool)   

1883  On May - 23 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 May - 23.   

1888  Adrian Roland Holst, Dutch poet (Raged & Tired) was born on May - 23.   

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  Herbert Marshall, London, actor (Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes) was born on this day in history.   

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

1891  Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1974) was born on May - 23.   

1893  Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1977) was born on May - 23.   

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  Joseph Hazen, lawyer was born on May - 23.   

1898  On May - 23 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 May - 23 birth of edmund Rubbra, Northampton England, composer (Morning Watch) [or 3/23]   

1902  Mark Lothar, composer was born on May - 23.   

1903  On May - 23 birth of walter Reisch, US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic)   

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

1907  Kenneth Allen, engineer was born on May - 23.   

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  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  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.   

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