Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

1908  John Bardeen, US, physicist (transistor, Nobel 1956, 1972) was born on this day in history.   

1908  On May - 23 birth of max Abramovitz, US architect (Lincoln Center, UN Building)   

1909  On May - 23 birth of edwin Arrowsmith, diplomat   

1910  Artie Shaw, [Arthur Arshawsky], NYC, bandleader (Come'on my House) was born on May - 23.   

1910  Franz Jozef Kline, US expressionist painter was born on this day in history.   

1910  Hugh Casson CH, architect was born on May - 23.   

1910  Scatman Crothers, [Benjamin], Terre Haute IN, actor (Zapped, Shining) was born on May - 23.   

1910  Margaret Wise Brown, American author (d. 1952) was born on May - 23.   

1911  Boris Kremenliev, composer was born on May - 23.   

1911  On this day in history birth of melvin M Payne, president (National Geographic Society)   

1912  David Barran, CEO (Midland Bank, England) was born on May - 23.   

1912  John Payne, Roanoke Va, actor (Restless Gun) was born on May - 23.   

1912  On this day in history birth of marius Goring, Isle of Wight, actor (Herr Palitz-Holocaust)   

1912  Samuel Curran, vice chancellor (Strathclyde University) was born on May - 23.   

1913  On this day in history birth of ian Graeme, major-general   

1913  Ruth Fernandez legendary singer from Puerto Rico was born on this day in history.   

1914  Alec Dickson, founder (VSO) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On May - 23 birth of barbara Ward, economist/writer (Only One Earth)   

1914  On May - 23 birth of leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine)   

1914  Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher was born on May - 23.   

1915  Clyde Wiegand, physicist was born on this day in history.   

1916  M Jean Francaix, composer was born on this day in history.   

1916  Margaret Hayden Rector, playwright (living legacy award 1995) was born on this day in history.   

1917  Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (d. 2008) was born on this day in history.   

1918  On May - 23 birth of bulent Arel, composer   

1918  Bumps Blackwell, rocker was born on May - 23.   

1918  On this day in history birth of denis Compton, cricketer (England batsman 1938-56 & Arsenal forward)   

1919  Betty Garrett, St Joseph Mo, actress (Irene-All in the Family) was born on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history birth of robert KJE Antonissen, South African literary   

1920  Helen O'Connell, Lima Ohio, singer (Green Eyes, Anapola) was born on this day in history.   

1920  On May - 23 birth of sid Melton, Bkln NY, actor (Alf-Green Acres, Charlie-Danny Thomas)   

1921  Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician/actor (It's Great to Be Young) was born on May - 23.   

1921  James [Benjamin] Blish, US/UK, sci-fi author (Hugo, Star Trek Reader) was born on May - 23.   

1921  On this day in history birth of loren Tindall, OK, actor (Meet Me on Broadway, Girl of Limberlost)   

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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  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on May - 23.   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on May - 23.   

1498  On this day in history death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history 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