Famous Birthdays In May - 23

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

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

1848  Otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator was born on this day in history.   

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

1862  On May - 23 birth of william "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99   

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

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

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

1871  Sigurd Lie, composer was born on this day in history.   

1873  Leo Baeck, rabbi/president (World Union for Progressive Judaism) was born on this day in history.   

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  James Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool) was born on May - 23.   

1883  Douglas Fairbanks, Denver CO, actor (Zorro/3 Musketeers/Robin Hood) was born on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history birth of corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (d. 1965)   

1887  On May - 23 birth of thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963)   

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

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  Herbert Marshall, London, actor (Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes) was born on May - 23.   

1890  On May - 23 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 this day in history.   

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

1898  Frank McHugh, actor (Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young) was born on May - 23.   

1898  On this day in history birth of joseph Hazen, lawyer   

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  On May - 23 birth of mark Lothar, composer   

1903  On this day in history birth of walter Reisch, US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic)   

1906  On this day in history birth of hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer   

1907  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 23 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.