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 in the year 1923.

Jan 11 Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54 on this day in history.

Jan 14 In the year 1923 death of zübeyde Hanım, Mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (b. 1857)

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

Jan 23 In the year 1923 death of max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849)

Feb 06 In the year 1923 edward E Barnard, US astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at 65

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 on this day in history.

Feb 19 In the year 1923 jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer, dies at 68

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

Mar 08 Johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85 on this day in history.

Mar 22 Theophile Delcasse, French statesman, dies at 71 in the year 1923.

Mar 26 Sarah Bernhardt, [Henriette], actress (Qn Elizabeth), dies at 77 in the year 1923.

Mar 27 Sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist (b. 1842) died on this day in history.

Apr 04 L Martov, [Joulij O Tsederbaum], Russ revolutionary, dies at 49 in the year 1923.

Apr 05 George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier (b. 1866) died in the year 1923.

Apr 09 Mauritius H Binger, director/producer (Living Ladder), dies on this day in history.

Apr 19 In the year 1923 thomas Paine Westendorf, composer, dies at 75

Apr 25 Louis-Olivier Taillon, Quebec politician (b. 1840) died on this day in history.

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

May 14 On this day in history death of charles de Freycinet, French prime minister (b. 1828)

May 20 In the year 1923 hans Goldschmidt, German chemist, dies

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

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

Jun 10 In the year 1923 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 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1923.

Jun 26 In the year 1923 edward Rae, cricketer (introduced cricket into Russian Lapland), dies

Jun 29 In the year 1923 fritz Mauthner, German author/philosopher (skepticism), dies at 73

Jun 30 On this day in history claude Antoine Terrasse, composer, dies at 56

Jul 04 On this day in history florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67

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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 on this day in history.

Jan 01 Daniel Gorenstein, American mathematician (d. 1992) was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 In the year 1923 birth of dragutin Gostuski, composer

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

Jan 03 Charles Tingwell, Australian actor was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of flavio Testi, composer

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of robert L Bernstein, NYC, publisher (Random House)