Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

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

1848  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1865  On May - 23 birth of epitácio Pessoa, President of Brazil (d. 1942)   

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

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

1873  On this day in history birth of leo Baeck, rabbi/president (World Union for Progressive Judaism)   

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

1879  DezsÅ‘ Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 23 birth of corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (d. 1965)   

1887  Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963) was born on May - 23.   

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

1888  Zack Wheat, American baseball player (d. 1972) was born on May - 23.   

1889  On this day in history birth of ernst Niekisch, German politician (d. 1967)   

1890  On this day in history birth of herbert Marshall, London, actor (Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes)   

1890  On this day in history birth of virginia Eames, Ft Davis TX, entertainer   

1891  Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1974) was born on this day in history.   

1893  Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1977) was born on this day in history.   

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

1898  On this day in history birth of frank McHugh, actor (Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young)   

1898  Joseph Hazen, lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1898  On May - 23 birth of scott O'Dell, American author (d. 1989)   

1900  On this day in history 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  Mark Lothar, composer was born on this day in history.   

1903  On May - 23 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  On May - 23 hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  On May - 23 david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  On this day in history death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

1423  On this day in history benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on May - 23.   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on May - 23.   

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 this day in history.