Famous Birthdays In May - 23

1843  On May - 23 birth of pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  On May - 23 birth of louis Glass, composer  

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

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  Leo Baeck, rabbi/president (World Union for Progressive Judaism) was born on May - 23.  

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 dezső Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. 1966)  

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  Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (d. 1965) was born on May - 23.  

1887  On this day in history birth of thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963)  

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

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

1898  On May - 23 birth of joseph Hazen, lawyer  

1898  Scott O'Dell, American author (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.  

1900  Hans Frank, German Nazi war criminal (d. 1946) was born on May - 23.  

1901  On this day in history birth of edmund Rubbra, Northampton England, composer (Morning Watch) [or 3/23]  

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  Kenneth Allen, engineer was born on this day in history.  

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1125  On this day in history 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  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on May - 23.  

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 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