Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 23

1924  Cecil [James] Sharp, English folk musician, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1926  Death of Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1928  Thomas H Rollinson, composer, dies at 84 on June - 23.   

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  Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81 on June - 23.   

1957  On June - 23 louis Fornberg, writer, dies at 48   

1958  On June - 23 edvard Armas Jarnefeldt, composer, dies at 88   

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  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 June - 23.   

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 June - 23 william Hansen, actor (Homebodies), dies at 64   

1980  On June - 23 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  Death of Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 June - 23.   

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 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  On June - 23 death of maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (b. 1911)   

1999  On June - 23 death of buster Merryfield, British actor (b. 1920)   

2001  On June - 23 death of yvonne Dionne, one of the Canadian Dionne quintuplets (b. 1934)   

2002  On this day in history death of pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975)   

2003  Death of Maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (b. 1938) on June - 23.   

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1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) was born on June - 23.   

1433  On June - 23 birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)   

1456  Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on June - 23.   

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

1540  On this day in history birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

1596  Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

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

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