Famous Deaths 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 On this day in history katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34

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

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 on this day in history.

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

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

Feb 10 In the year 1923 wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen, physicist (Nobel 1901), dies at 77

Feb 11 Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (b. 1847) died on this day in history.

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 in the year 1923.

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

Mar 27 In the year 1923 death of sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist (b. 1842)

Apr 04 On this day in history l Martov, [Joulij O Tsederbaum], Russ revolutionary, dies at 49

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 in the year 1923.

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

Apr 25 On this day in history death of louis-Olivier Taillon, Quebec politician (b. 1840)

May 10 In the year 1923 death of vaslav Vorovsky, Russian delegate, assassinated

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

May 20 On this day in history hans Goldschmidt, German chemist, dies

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

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 Alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies in the year 1923.

Jun 20 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1923.

Jun 26 On this day in history 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 Florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67 on this day in history.

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Jan 01 Chalmers Goodlin, US test pilot (XS-1) was born on this day in history.

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of milton Jackson, US, vibraphonist (Milt of Bags)

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

Jan 03 Dragutin Gostuski, composer was born in the year 1923.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk)

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of charles Tingwell, Australian actor

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

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