Famous Deaths In 1923

Jan 02 Sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK died on this day in history.

Jan 03 On this day in history jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39

Jan 09 Katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34 on this day in history.

Jan 11 Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54 in the year 1923.

Jan 14 Zübeyde Hanım, Mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (b. 1857) died in the year 1923.

Jan 18 Wallace Reid, actor (Birth of a Nation), dies at 31 in the year 1923.

Jan 23 Max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849) died in the year 1923.

Feb 06 Edward E Barnard, US astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at 65 in the year 1923.

Feb 10 Wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen, physicist (Nobel 1901), dies at 77 in the year 1923.

Feb 11 Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (b. 1847) died in the year 1923.

Feb 15 Josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69 in the year 1923.

Feb 19 Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.

Feb 27 Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.

Mar 08 Johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85 in the year 1923.

Mar 22 In the year 1923 theophile Delcasse, French statesman, dies at 71

Mar 26 Sarah Bernhardt, [Henriette], actress (Qn Elizabeth), dies at 77 on this day in history.

Mar 27 On this day in history death of sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist (b. 1842)

Apr 04 L Martov, [Joulij O Tsederbaum], Russ revolutionary, dies at 49 on this day in history.

Apr 05 George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier (b. 1866) died on this day in history.

Apr 09 In the year 1923 mauritius H Binger, director/producer (Living Ladder), dies

Apr 19 On this day in history thomas Paine Westendorf, composer, dies at 75

Apr 25 In the year 1923 death of louis-Olivier Taillon, Quebec politician (b. 1840)

May 10 On this day in history death of vaslav Vorovsky, Russian delegate, assassinated

May 14 Charles de Freycinet, French prime minister (b. 1828) died on this day in history.

May 20 Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist, dies in the year 1923.

May 30 On this day in history camille Chevillard, composer, dies at 63

Jun 05 George H Breitner, impressionist painter, dies at 65 in the year 1923.

Jun 10 Pierre Loti, [Julien Viaud], French sea officer/writer, dies in the year 1923.

Jun 15 In the year 1923 alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies

Jun 20 On this day in history joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85

Jun 26 On this day in history edward Rae, cricketer (introduced cricket into Russian Lapland), dies

Jun 29 Fritz Mauthner, German author/philosopher (skepticism), dies at 73 in the year 1923.

Jun 30 Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1923.

Jul 04 Florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67 in the year 1923.

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Jan 01 Chalmers Goodlin, US test pilot (XS-1) was born in the year 1923.

Jan 01 Milton Jackson, US, vibraphonist (Milt of Bags) was born in the year 1923.

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of daniel Gorenstein, American mathematician (d. 1992)

Jan 03 Dragutin Gostuski, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 In the year 1923 birth of jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk)

Jan 03 In the year 1923 birth of charles Tingwell, Australian actor

Jan 04 Flavio Testi, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 05 Robert L Bernstein, NYC, publisher (Random House) was born in the year 1923.