Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 23
Sunday, 30 November 2025
1844 `Abdu'l-Bahá, Successor to Prophet of the Bahá'à 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 Dezső 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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