Famous Birthdays In May - 23

1844  On this day in history birth of `Abdu'l-Bahá, Successor to Prophet of the Bahá'í Faith (d. 1921)   

1848  On May - 23 birth of helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff (WW I)   

1848  On May - 23 birth of otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator   

1851  Antoni Stolpe, composer was born on May - 23.   

1862  William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99 was born on May - 23.   

1864  Louis Glass, composer was born on this day in history.   

1865  Epitácio Pessoa, President of Brazil (d. 1942) was born on May - 23.   

1866  On May - 23 birth of gustav Aschaffenburg, German psychiatrist/criminalologist   

1871  On May - 23 birth of sigurd Lie, composer   

1873  On May - 23 birth of leo Baeck, rabbi/president (World Union for Progressive Judaism)   

1875  On this day in history birth of alfred P. Sloan, American long-time president and chairman of General Motors (d. 1966)   

1879  DezsÅ‘ Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. 1966) was born on May - 23.   

1882  On this day in history birth of james Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool)   

1883  Douglas Fairbanks, Denver CO, actor (Zorro/3 Musketeers/Robin Hood) was born on this day in history.   

1884  On May - 23 birth of corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (d. 1965)   

1887  Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963) was born on May - 23.   

1888  On May - 23 birth of adrian Roland Holst, Dutch poet (Raged & Tired)   

1888  Zack Wheat, American baseball player (d. 1972) was born on May - 23.   

1889  Ernst Niekisch, German politician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Herbert Marshall, London, actor (Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On May - 23 birth of virginia Eames, Ft Davis TX, entertainer   

1891  On May - 23 birth of pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1974)   

1893  On May - 23 birth of ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1977)   

1896  Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (d. 1966) was born on May - 23.   

1898  On this day in history birth of frank McHugh, actor (Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young)   

1898  On this day in history birth of joseph Hazen, lawyer   

1898  On May - 23 birth of scott O'Dell, American author (d. 1989)   

1900  Hans Frank, German Nazi war criminal (d. 1946) was born on May - 23.   

1901  Edmund Rubbra, Northampton England, composer (Morning Watch) [or 3/23] was born on May - 23.   

1902  On May - 23 birth of mark Lothar, composer   

1903  Walter Reisch, US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic) was born on May - 23.   

1906  On May - 23 birth of hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer   

1907  Kenneth Allen, engineer was born on this day in history.   

1907  Matthew Campbell, British senior civil servant was born on May - 23.   

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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  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

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 this day in history.   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.