Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 23

1924  On this day in history cecil [James] Sharp, English folk musician, dies at 64   

1926  On June - 23 death of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)   

1928  On this day in history thomas H Rollinson, composer, dies at 84   

1945  Death of Lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa on this day in history.   

1951  Armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70 on June - 23.   

1956  On June - 23 reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81   

1957  On this day in history louis Fornberg, writer, dies at 48   

1958  On this day in history edvard Armas Jarnefeldt, composer, dies at 88   

1959  Jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80 on June - 23.   

1961  Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1965  On June - 23 mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83   

1969  Stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78 on June - 23.   

1970  Death of Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1971  George Blagoi, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54   

1973  Fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1975  William Hansen, actor (Homebodies), dies at 64 on June - 23.   

1980  John Laurie, actor (39 Steps, Jericho, Kidnapped), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1981  On June - 23 zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79   

1982  On June - 23 death of vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955)   

1986  Nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies on this day in history.   

1988  Dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies on June - 23.   

1989  On June - 23 death of werner Best, German jurist and nazi leader (b. 1903)   

1991  Antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1992  Lou Ramos, entertainer, dies on June - 23.   

1994  Alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history jonas Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine), dies of heart failure   

1996  On this day in history andreas George Papandreou, PM of Greece (1981-89, 93-96), dies at 76   

1997  On this day in history "Wino" Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77   

1998  Death of Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

1999  Death of Buster Merryfield, British actor (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Yvonne Dionne, one of the Canadian Dionne quintuplets (b. 1934) on June - 23.   

2002  Death of Pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975) on June - 23.   

2003  Death of Maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (b. 1938) on this day in history.   

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1160  On June - 23 birth of johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)   

1433  Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488) was born on June - 23.   

1456  On June - 23 birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)   

1534  Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582) was born on June - 23.   

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

1612  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on June - 23.   

1612  André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.