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 this day in history.   

1864  Louis Glass, composer was born on this day in history.   

1865  Epitácio Pessoa, President of Brazil (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1875  On May - 23 birth of alfred P. Sloan, American long-time president and chairman of General Motors (d. 1966)   

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  Douglas Fairbanks, Denver CO, actor (Zorro/3 Musketeers/Robin Hood) was born on this day in history.   

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  Adrian Roland Holst, Dutch poet (Raged & Tired) was born on this day in history.   

1888  On May - 23 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  Virginia Eames, Ft Davis TX, entertainer was born on May - 23.   

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

1893  On this day in history birth of ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1977)   

1896  Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

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  Scott O'Dell, American author (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

1900  On May - 23 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 this day in history birth of walter Reisch, US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic)   

1906  Hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer was born on May - 23.   

1907  On May - 23 birth of kenneth Allen, engineer   

1907  On May - 23 birth of matthew Campbell, British senior civil servant   

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1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

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

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

1423  On May - 23 benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  On May - 23 death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  On May - 23 death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  On this day in history adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27