Famous Deaths 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 June - 23.   

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

1958  Edvard Armas Jarnefeldt, composer, dies at 88 on June - 23.   

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  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 June - 23.   

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

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  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 June - 23 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 June - 23 nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies   

1988  Dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1994  On June - 23 alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83   

1995  Jonas Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine), dies of heart failure on June - 23.   

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

1997  On June - 23 "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  On June - 23 death of maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (b. 1938)   

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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  Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on this day in history.   

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