Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 23

1924  On June - 23 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  Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1957  Louis Fornberg, writer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1958  On June - 23 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  Mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1969  Stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1970  Death of Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (b. 1895) on June - 23.   

1971  On this day in history george Blagoi, entertainer, dies   

1972  On June - 23 elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54   

1973  On June - 23 fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77   

1975  William Hansen, actor (Homebodies), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1991  On June - 23 antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66   

1992  On June - 23 lou Ramos, entertainer, dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

1997  "Wino" Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77 on June - 23.   

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 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 June - 23.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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