Famous Deaths In July - 23

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

1930  Glenn Hammond Curtiss, aviation pioneer/airplane builder, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1932  Death of Tenby Davies, Welsh half-mile world champion runner (b. 1884) on July - 23.  

1933  On July - 23 max Schillings, German composer/conductor (Mona Lisa), dies at 65  

1942  On this day in history andrew Ducat, cricketer (England 1921), dies whilst batting at 56  

1943  On this day in history emanuel Querido, publisher (Sobibor), dies  

1944  Death of Bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp on July - 23.  

1946  On July - 23 james Maxton, politician, dies  

1948  On this day in history d[avid] W[ark] Griffith, US director/producer, dies  

1951  On this day in history henri Philippe Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime), dies  

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1955  On July - 23 betsy van Es, Flemish actress (Un soir de joie), dies at 55  

1957  On this day in history g Tomasi di Lampedusa, writer, dies at 61  

1961  On July - 23 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  On July - 23 donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60  

1968  On July - 23 death of don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets)  

1969  Deli Floyd, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1971  Van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60 on July - 23.  

1973  On July - 23 eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82  

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  On July - 23 rené de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79  

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

1980  Death of Sarto Fournier, Mayor of Montreal (b. 1908) on July - 23.  

1982  Death of Vic Morrow, actor (Cimmaron), killed during "Twilight Zone" at 53 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history kay Kyser, bandleader (Kay Kyser's Kollege), dies at 79  

1986  Jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1988  Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), dies on this day in history.  

1989  Death of Donald Barthelme, American author (b. 1931) on this day in history.  

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

1992  On this day in history arletty, French actress (Hotel, Longest Day), dies at 94  

1993  Death of James Jordan, father of NBA star Michael Jordan, found dead near McColl SC on this day in history.  

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0645  Yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam (d. 683) was born on this day in history.  

1301  On July - 23 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 July - 23 birth of anna Jagello, Queen of the Romans (d. 1547)  

1659  On July - 23 birth of antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer  

1705  Francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752) was born on this day in history.  

1734  Antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730] was born on July - 23.