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  Epitácio Pessoa, President of Brazil (d. 1942) was born on May - 23.   

1866  Gustav Aschaffenburg, German psychiatrist/criminalologist was born on this day in history.   

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

1873  On May - 23 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  On May - 23 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  Adrian Roland Holst, Dutch poet (Raged & Tired) was born on May - 23.   

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  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  On May - 23 birth of pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1974)   

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

1898  On May - 23 birth of joseph Hazen, lawyer   

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 this day in history.   

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 May - 23.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.   

1568  On May - 23 adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27