Famous Deaths Happened In 1923

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

Jan 03 Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39 in the year 1923.  

Jan 09 Katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34 in the year 1923.  

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 On this day in history wallace Reid, actor (Birth of a Nation), dies at 31  

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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69  

Feb 19 Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1923.  

Feb 27 Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1923.  

Mar 08 In the year 1923 johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85  

Mar 22 Theophile Delcasse, French statesman, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Mar 26 On this day in history sarah Bernhardt, [Henriette], actress (Qn Elizabeth), dies at 77  

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 in the year 1923.  

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

Apr 19 Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1923.  

Apr 25 Louis-Olivier Taillon, Quebec politician (b. 1840) died in the year 1923.  

May 10 Vaslav Vorovsky, Russian delegate, assassinated died in the year 1923.  

May 14 In the year 1923 death of charles de Freycinet, French prime minister (b. 1828)  

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

May 30 Camille Chevillard, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 On this day in history george H Breitner, impressionist painter, dies at 65  

Jun 10 On this day in history pierre Loti, [Julien Viaud], French sea officer/writer, dies  

Jun 15 On this day in history alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies  

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

Jun 26 Edward Rae, cricketer (introduced cricket into Russian Lapland), dies in the year 1923.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01 Daniel Gorenstein, American mathematician (d. 1992) was born in the year 1923.  

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

Jan 03 Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Charles Tingwell, Australian actor was born in the year 1923.  

Jan 04 In the year 1923 birth of flavio Testi, composer  

Jan 05 In the year 1923 birth of robert L Bernstein, NYC, publisher (Random House)