Page 3: Historical Events In June - 23
Friday, 11 July 2025
1866 Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam physician/social activist, dies at 53 on this day in history.
1868 Christopher Latham Sholes patents "Type-writer" on this day in history.
1875 On this day in history carl Milles, Uppsala Sweden, fountain sculptor (Wedding of Rivers)
1876 Irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest) on June - 23.
1877 On this day in history blair Fairchild, composer
1878 On this day in history george Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81
1879 On June - 23 william Ewart Berry, 1st viscount Camrose/English nobleman
1884 Werner Krauss, Germany, actor (Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Joyless Street) on this day in history.
1885 On this day in history nSW Contingent to Sudan disembarks at Sydney
1887 Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag) on June - 23.
1888 On this day in history frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for president
1888 On June - 23 anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki)
1888 On this day in history emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60
1891 On June - 23 francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73
1892 On June - 23 able Kiviat, US, runner (Olympic-gold-1912)
1893 On this day in history donald McBride, Brooklyn NY, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Irma)
1894 On June - 23 the International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
1894 Alfred Kinsey, entomologist/sexologist (Kinsey Report) on June - 23.
1895 Joseph Paul Skelly, composer, dies at 44 on June - 23.
1897 On June - 23 winifred Wagner-William, German organizer (Wagner Festival)
1899 On this day in history alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer
1901 On this day in history mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister/ambassador
1901 Charles Kensington Salaman, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1902 On June - 23 gioacchino Rossini's unveils monument to Santa-Croce
1902 Howard T Engstrom, Boston, computer designer (Univac) on June - 23.
1903 M Wolf discovers asteroid #512 Taurinensis on this day in history.
1903 On June - 23 anthony Veiller, NYC, writer (Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge)
1904 Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World) on this day in history.
1906 On this day in history wolfgang Koeppen, writer
1908 Paulus Akkerman, [Paul fen Nijenborn], Frisian writer (Each om Each) on this day in history.
1909 Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections on this day in history.
1910 The birth of Jean Anouilh, French playwright on June - 23.
1910 Jean Anouilh, France, dramatist (Thieves' Carnival) on this day in history.
1911 David Ogilvy, advertising whiz (Ogilvy & Mathers) on this day in history.
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