Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 23

1908  Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 on January - 23.   

1913  On January - 23 death of nazim Pasha, Turkey's PM, assassinated   

1921  Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history death of arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (b. 1855)   

1923  On this day in history death of max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849)   

1926  On January - 23 desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74   

1931  Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (Diaghilew, Dying Swan), dies on this day in history.   

1936  Dame Clara Butt, alto singer (Country of Hope & Glory), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history death of orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876)   

1939  On this day in history death of matthias Sindelar, Austria soccer star, commits suicide   

1941  On January - 23 dobri Khristov, composer, dies at 65   

1943  On this day in history alexander Woollcott, critic, dies of a heart attack on radio, at 56   

1944  Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1945  On January - 23 death of helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37   

1946  On January - 23 feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68   

1947  Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1956  Alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1957  Death of Willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25 on this day in history.   

1958  On January - 23 death of nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (b. 1880)   

1964  On January - 23 louis Horst, composer, dies at 80   

1969  Jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86 on January - 23.   

1971  On this day in history death of fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (b. 1871)   

1973  On January - 23 death of alexander Onassis, Greek heir of the Onassis family (b. 1948)   

1975  On this day in history karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94   

1976  Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73   

1978  On this day in history jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74   

1981  Bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1982  On January - 23 hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83   

1984  Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1986  Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1989  Death of Salvador Dalí, Catalan artist (b. 1904) on this day in history.   

1990  Albert Collins, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies of pneumonia at 57 on this day in history.   

1991  Death of Northrop Frye, Canadian writer and critic (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on January - 23.   

1574  On this day in history birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

1582  On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  On this day in history birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)   

1719  On January - 23 birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)   

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on January - 23.   

1745  On January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

1752  On this day in history birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer