Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 23

1924  Cecil [James] Sharp, English folk musician, dies at 64 on June - 23.   

1926  On this day in history death of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)   

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

1945  On this day in history death of lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa   

1951  On this day in history armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70   

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  Jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80 on June - 23.   

1961  Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70 on June - 23.   

1965  On June - 23 mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83   

1969  On June - 23 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  On this day in history george Blagoi, entertainer, dies   

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

1973  Fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77 on June - 23.   

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

1980  John Laurie, actor (39 Steps, Jericho, Kidnapped), dies at 83 on June - 23.   

1981  Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79 on June - 23.   

1982  On June - 23 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  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 this day in history antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66   

1992  On June - 23 lou Ramos, entertainer, dies   

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 June - 23 andreas George Papandreou, PM of Greece (1981-89, 93-96), dies at 76   

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

1998  Death of Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (b. 1911) on June - 23.   

1999  Death of Buster Merryfield, British actor (b. 1920) on June - 23.   

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

2002  Death of Pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975) on June - 23.   

2003  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1534  On June - 23 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 June - 23.   

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

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