Famous Deaths In July - 23

1927  On July - 23 saad Zaghlul, Egyptian parliament chairman, dies at 74  

1930  On July - 23 glenn Hammond Curtiss, aviation pioneer/airplane builder, dies at 52  

1932  Death of Tenby Davies, Welsh half-mile world champion runner (b. 1884) on this day in history.  

1933  Max Schillings, German composer/conductor (Mona Lisa), dies at 65 on July - 23.  

1942  Andrew Ducat, cricketer (England 1921), dies whilst batting at 56 on this day in history.  

1943  On July - 23 emanuel Querido, publisher (Sobibor), dies  

1944  On July - 23 death of bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp  

1946  James Maxton, politician, dies on July - 23.  

1948  On July - 23 d[avid] W[ark] Griffith, US director/producer, dies  

1951  Henri Philippe Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime), dies on this day in history.  

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1955  Betsy van Es, Flemish actress (Un soir de joie), dies at 55 on July - 23.  

1957  G Tomasi di Lampedusa, writer, dies at 61 on July - 23.  

1961  On this day in history esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75  

1964  Jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1966  Donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1968  Death of Don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets) on this day in history.  

1969  Deli Floyd, writer, dies on July - 23.  

1971  Van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1973  Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82 on July - 23.  

1974  Mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90 on July - 23.  

1976  Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1977  René de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1979  Keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31 on July - 23.  

1980  On this day in history death of sarto Fournier, Mayor of Montreal (b. 1908)  

1982  On July - 23 death of vic Morrow, actor (Cimmaron), killed during "Twilight Zone" at 53  

1983  Georges Auric, French composer (It Always Rains on Sunday), dies at 84 on July - 23.  

1984  Lloyd Gough, actor (Black Bart, Tolsa), dies of aortic aneurism at 77 on this day in history.  

1985  Kay Kyser, bandleader (Kay Kyser's Kollege), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen, composer, dies at 73  

1988  Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), dies on July - 23.  

1989  On this day in history death of donald Barthelme, American author (b. 1931)  

1990  On this day in history georges Flamant, actor (La Chienne), dies in Paris at 86  

1992  Arletty, French actress (Hotel, Longest Day), dies at 94 on July - 23.  

1993  On this day in history death of james Jordan, father of NBA star Michael Jordan, found dead near McColl SC  

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0645  On July - 23 birth of yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam (d. 683)  

1301  On this day in history birth of duke Otto of Austria (d. 1339)  

1339  On July - 23 birth of louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers)  

1401  On this day in history birth of francesco Sfoza, soldier  

1503  On this day in history birth of anna Jagello, Queen of the Romans (d. 1547)  

1659  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer was born on July - 23.  

1705  On this day in history birth of francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752)  

1734  On July - 23 birth of antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730]