Famous Deaths In January - 23

1908  On January - 23 edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47  

1913  Death of Nazim Pasha, Turkey's PM, assassinated on this day in history.  

1921  On this day in history wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83  

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

1923  Death of Max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849) on this day in history.  

1926  Desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74 on January - 23.  

1931  Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (Diaghilew, Dying Swan), dies on January - 23.  

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

1937  Death of Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876) on January - 23.  

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

1941  Dobri Khristov, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

1944  On January - 23 edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80  

1945  On this day in history death of helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37  

1946  Feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68 on January - 23.  

1947  On January - 23 pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79  

1956  On this day in history alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62  

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

1958  Death of Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (b. 1880) on this day in history.  

1964  Louis Horst, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

1971  Death of Fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (b. 1871) on January - 23.  

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

1975  Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94 on January - 23.  

1976  On this day in history aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44  

1977  Bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73 on January - 23.  

1978  Jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74 on January - 23.  

1981  Bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66 on January - 23.  

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  On this day in history joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64  

1989  On January - 23 death of salvador Dalí, Catalan artist (b. 1904)  

1990  On this day in history albert Collins, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies of pneumonia at 57  

1991  Death of Northrop Frye, Canadian writer and critic (b. 1912) on January - 23.  

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on this day in history.  

1574  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter  

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

1688  On January - 23 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 this day in history.  

1745  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.  

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer