Famous Birthdays In May - 23

1921  On this day in history birth of montague Modlyn, broadcaster   

1921  Sanderson Temple, circuit judge was born on May - 23.   

1922  Dennis Compton, author/crickleter was born on May - 23.   

1923  Alicia de Larrocha, Copenhagen Denmark, pianist (Orquesta Sinfonica) was born on May - 23.   

1923  Nirode Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52) was born on this day in history.   

1924  On May - 23 birth of desmond Carrington, British radio host (Jim-Calamity the Cow)   

1924  On this day in history birth of michael McCrum, master (Corpus Christi College Cambridge)   

1924  V N Swamy, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1955, DNB, 0-45) was born on this day in history.   

1925  Joshua Lederberg, American molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 2008) was born on May - 23.   

1925  On May - 23 birth of mac Wiseman, American musician   

1928  On this day in history birth of nigel Davenport, Cambridge England, actor (Without a Clue, Masada)   

1928  On this day in history birth of nina Otkalenko, USSR, 800m runner (9 world records)   

1928  Rosemary Clooney, Kentucky, singer/paper towels spokeswoman (Coronet) was born on May - 23.   

1928  Jeannie Carson, English actress and comedian was born on May - 23.   

1928  Pauline Julien, French Canadian singer (d. 1998) was born on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history birth of joe Modise, South African commandant of Umkhonto we Sizwe (1965- )   

1929  Ulla Jacobson, Swedish actress (One Summer of Happiness) was born on May - 23.   

1930  Richard Anuszkiewicz, Erie, Pa, painter was born on this day in history.   

1930  Friedrich Achleitner, German poet was born on this day in history.   

1931  Barbara Barrie, Chicago, actress (Breaking Away, Barney Miller) was born on this day in history.   

1932  James Lester, MP was born on May - 23.   

1932  On this day in history birth of john Lyons, Cambridge England, Master (Trinity Hall)   

1933  Bruce A Peterson, US test pilot (M2, HL-10) was born on this day in history.   

1933  Gerrit J M Braks, Dutch minister of agriculture & land & fishing (CDA) was born on May - 23.   

1933  On May - 23 birth of joan Henrietta Collins, London, actress (Alexis-Dynasty, Bitch)   

1934  On May - 23 birth of malcolm Gill, deputy head (Bank for Intl Settlements)   

1934  Robert A Moog, inventor (Moog Synthesizer) was born on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history birth of juliet Campbell, British ambassador (to Luxembourg)   

1935  Lord Grenfell, head of External affairs European office, world bank was born on this day in history.   

1936  Charles Kimbrough, actor (Murphy Brown) was born on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history birth of douglas John Gorman, businessman   

1936  On this day in history birth of robert Sangster, horse owner/trainer   

1936  On May - 23 birth of ingeborg Hallstein, German opera singer   

1937  On this day in history birth of john Mazza, horse trainer   

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1125  On May - 23 hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

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 this day in history.