Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 23

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

1926  Death of Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848) on June - 23.   

1928  Thomas H Rollinson, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1945  Death of Lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa on June - 23.   

1951  On June - 23 armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70   

1956  Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1969  On June - 23 stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78   

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

1971  On June - 23 george Blagoi, entertainer, dies   

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

1973  On this day in history fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77   

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

1980  On this day in history john Laurie, actor (39 Steps, Jericho, Kidnapped), dies at 83   

1981  On this day in history zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79   

1982  On this day in history death of vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955)   

1986  On this day in history nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies   

1988  On this day in history dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies   

1989  Death of Werner Best, German jurist and nazi leader (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

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

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

1994  Alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83 on June - 23.   

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

1996  On June - 23 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  On this day in history death of maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (b. 1911)   

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 this day in history.   

2002  Death of Pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975) on this day in history.   

2003  On this day in history death of maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (b. 1938)   

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1160  On this day in history birth of johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)   

1433  Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488) was born on this day in history.   

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  On June - 23 birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

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

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

1612  On June - 23 birth of andré Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)