Famous Birthdays In May - 23

1907  On this day in history birth of matthew Campbell, British senior civil servant  

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

1908  On this day in history birth of max Abramovitz, US architect (Lincoln Center, UN Building)  

1909  Edwin Arrowsmith, diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1910  On this day in history birth of artie Shaw, [Arthur Arshawsky], NYC, bandleader (Come'on my House)  

1910  On this day in history birth of franz Jozef Kline, US expressionist painter  

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

1910  Scatman Crothers, [Benjamin], Terre Haute IN, actor (Zapped, Shining) was born on this day in history.  

1910  Margaret Wise Brown, American author (d. 1952) was born on this day in history.  

1911  On May - 23 birth of boris Kremenliev, composer  

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

1912  On this day in history birth of david Barran, CEO (Midland Bank, England)  

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

1912  On May - 23 birth of marius Goring, Isle of Wight, actor (Herr Palitz-Holocaust)  

1912  Samuel Curran, vice chancellor (Strathclyde University) was born on this day in history.  

1913  Ian Graeme, major-general was born on May - 23.  

1913  On this day in history birth of ruth Fernandez legendary singer from Puerto Rico  

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

1914  Barbara Ward, economist/writer (Only One Earth) was born on May - 23.  

1914  Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine) was born on May - 23.  

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

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

1916  On this day in history birth of m Jean Francaix, composer  

1916  Margaret Hayden Rector, playwright (living legacy award 1995) was born on May - 23.  

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

1918  Bulent Arel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history birth of bumps Blackwell, rocker  

1918  On May - 23 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 May - 23.  

1919  Robert KJE Antonissen, South African literary was born on this day in history.  

1920  On May - 23 birth of helen O'Connell, Lima Ohio, singer (Green Eyes, Anapola)  

1920  Sid Melton, Bkln NY, actor (Alf-Green Acres, Charlie-Danny Thomas) was born on May - 23.  

1921  On this day in history birth of humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician/actor (It's Great to Be Young)  

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

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1125  On this day in history hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on May - 23.