Famous Deaths In February - 23

1913  On February - 23 jimmy Sinclair, cricketer (3 centuries in 25 Test S Afr career), dies  

1915  On February - 23 robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in SC  

1916  On February - 23 george Clement Martin, composer, dies at 71  

1920  On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61  

1922  On February - 23 death of albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (b. 1845)  

1927  Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1930  On February - 23 horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22  

1931  On this day in history nellie Melba, [Helen Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies  

1934  Death of Augusto Sandino, Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard on February - 23.  

1935  On February - 23 jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Hotel Gooiland), dies at 44  

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1937  Claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies on this day in history.  

1942  Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies  

1945  Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1946  Death of Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (hanged) (b. 1885) on February - 23.  

1948  On February - 23 death of john Robert Gregg, Irish-born publisher and inventor (b. 1866)  

1955  On this day in history paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86  

1957  On this day in history death of marika Ninou, Greek singer (b. 1918)  

1960  On this day in history death of arthur Legat, Belgian racing driver (b. 1898)  

1961  Wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies on this day in history.  

1965  Stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel & Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74 on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history fannie Hurst, US author (Anatomy of Me), dies at 78  

1969  Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, King Saudia, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1970  On February - 23 death of hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904)  

1971  King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 on February - 23.  

1972  Michael Taube, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1973  Death of Dickinson W. Richards, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1895) on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history florence Rice, actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at 63  

1976  Fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74 on February - 23.  

1979  Death of W.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900) on February - 23.  

1980  Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1983  Adrian Boult, conductor, dies on February - 23.  

1985  Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1987  Esmond Knight, actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies at 80 on February - 23.  

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1417  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on this day in history.  

1417  Pope Paul II (d. 1471) was born on February - 23.  

1583  On February - 23 birth of jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656)  

1614  On this day in history birth of jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter  

1615  On this day in history birth of cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised  

1633  Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs) was born on this day in history.  

1646  On February - 23 birth of tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)  

1648  Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.