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 June - 23.   

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 June - 23 louis Fornberg, writer, dies at 48   

1958  Edvard Armas Jarnefeldt, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1959  On June - 23 jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80   

1961  On June - 23 franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70   

1965  On this day in history mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83   

1969  On this day in history stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78   

1970  On this day in history death of roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (b. 1895)   

1971  George Blagoi, entertainer, dies on June - 23.   

1972  Elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54 on June - 23.   

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

1975  On this day in history william Hansen, actor (Homebodies), dies at 64   

1980  On June - 23 john Laurie, actor (39 Steps, Jericho, Kidnapped), dies at 83   

1981  Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1982  Death of Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955) on this day in history.   

1986  Nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies on June - 23.   

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  On this day in history antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66   

1992  Lou Ramos, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83   

1995  On June - 23 jonas Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine), dies of heart failure   

1996  Andreas George Papandreou, PM of Greece (1981-89, 93-96), dies at 76 on June - 23.   

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

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 June - 23.   

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  On June - 23 death of maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (b. 1938)   

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1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) was born on this day in history.   

1433  On this day in history birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)   

1456  On this day in history birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)   

1534  On this day in history birth of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)   

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on June - 23.   

1596  On June - 23 birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

1612  On this day in history birth of justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet   

1612  On this day in history birth of andré Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)