Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 23

1875  Johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer, dies at 78 on May - 23.   

1881  On this day in history kit Carson, frontiersman, dies   

1883  Cyprian K Norwid, Polish painter/poet/playwright (Wanda), dies on this day in history.   

1886  Death of Leopold von Ranke, German historian (b. 1795) on this day in history.   

1887  Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer, dies at 73   

1893  On May - 23 death of anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (b. 1805)   

1895  Franz E Neumann, German mineralogist/physicist, dies at 96 on May - 23.   

1897  Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back), dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1905  On May - 23 martinus W van AA Meerbeke, head-editor (Time), dies at 75   

1906  On May - 23 henrik Johan Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Doll House), dies at 78   

1908  On May - 23 francois Coppee, French poet, dies   

1920  On this day in history death of svetozar Boroević, Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)   

1926  Hans Koessler, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1934  On May - 23 death of bonnie Parker, outlaw (Bonnie & Clyde), killed in police ambush   

1937  John Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla on this day in history.   

1938  Philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70 on May - 23.   

1940  On May - 23 andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies   

1941  On this day in history lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies   

1945  On this day in history death of heinrich Himmler, Gestapo leader, commits suicide in prison at 44   

1947  On this day in history c F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68   

1952  Georg Alfred Schumann, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1954  On May - 23 h R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies   

1960  Georges Claude, engineer/inventor, dies on May - 23.   

1961  On this day in history joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53   

1965  On May - 23 david Smith, sculptor, dies   

1966  Ruth Gates, Denton TX, actress (Aunt Jenny-Mama), dies at 79 on May - 23.   

1967  Philip Coolidge, actor (I Want to Live, Tingler), dies at 58 on May - 23.   

1968  James Burke, actor (Ellery Queen, Army Surgeon), dies at 81 on May - 23.   

1969  Diane Aubrey, actress (Haunted Strangler), dies of heart attack at 79 on May - 23.   

1970  On May - 23 nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68   

1973  On this day in history athena Lorde, actress (Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek), dies at 57   

1974  Kathleen Cannell, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1975  Jackie "Moms" Mabley, comedienne (Amazing Grace), dies at 81 on May - 23.   

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1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on May - 23.   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.   

1598  On May - 23 birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized   

1606  On this day in history birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on May - 23.   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1644  On May - 23 birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on this day in history.