Page 8: Historical Events In May - 23

1949  Federal Republic of [West] Germany proclaimed (Republic Day) on May - 23.   

1952  Georg Alfred Schumann, composer, dies at 85 on May - 23.   

1953  On May - 23 schools first use Cliff's Notes   

1954  H R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies on May - 23.   

1956  On this day in history presbyterian Church begins accepting women ministers   

1956  World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building, San Fransisco on this day in history.   

1958  Mao Tse Tung starts "Great leap forward" movement in China on May - 23.   

1960  On May - 23 "Got A Girl" by The Four Preps hits #24   

1960  Israel announced capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina on May - 23.   

1960  Georges Claude, engineer/inventor, dies on May - 23.   

1961  On May - 23 joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53   

1962  OAS leader General Raoul Salan sentenced to life on this day in history.   

1962  On May - 23 scott Carpenter orbits Earth 3 times in US Aurora 7   

1963  On May - 23 nBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000   

1964  Dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3 27 45) on May - 23.   

1964  On May - 23 dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3:27:45)   

1965  On May - 23 franz Jonas elected president of Austria   

1965  On this day in history pontoon ferry overturned on Shire River Malawi, kills 150   

1965  David Smith, sculptor, dies on May - 23.   

1966  The Beatles release "Paperback Writer" on this day in history.   

1966  Ruth Gates, Denton TX, actress (Aunt Jenny-Mama), dies at 79 on May - 23.   

1967  On May - 23 "GO Transit" is inaugurated by the Province of Ontario between Pickering, Toronto, Oakville and Hamilton under an operating agreement with Canadian National.   

1967  On this day in history philip Coolidge, actor (I Want to Live, Tingler), dies at 58   

1968  On May - 23 aC Milan wins 8th Europe Cup II in Rotterdam   

1968  Beatles open 2nd Apple Boutique at 161 New Kings Road, London on May - 23.   

1968  South Island, New Zealand a 7.1 quake was the strongest in 8 years in the area, and resulted in three deaths, 14 injuries, and damage estimated at about $3 million on this day in history.   

1968  James Burke, actor (Ellery Queen, Army Surgeon), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1969  BBC orders 13 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus on this day in history.   

1969  On May - 23 lauwerszee Dike in Holland closes   

1969  On this day in history the Who release the rock opera "Tommy"   

1969  Diane Aubrey, actress (Haunted Strangler), dies of heart attack at 79 on this day in history.   

1970  On May - 23 grateful Dead's first perfomance outside of the US (England)   

1970  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test (underground)   

1970  Nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68 on May - 23.   

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1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on May - 23.   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.   

1598  On May - 23 birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized   

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on this day in history.   

1620  On May - 23 birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized   

1644  On this day in history birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1125  On this day in history hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on May - 23.   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on May - 23.   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on this day in history.   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on this day in history.   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.   

1568  On May - 23 adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27