Famous Birthdays In May - 23

1908  On May - 23 birth of john Bardeen, US, physicist (transistor, Nobel 1956, 1972)   

1908  Max Abramovitz, US architect (Lincoln Center, UN Building) was born on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history birth of edwin Arrowsmith, diplomat   

1910  On May - 23 birth of artie Shaw, [Arthur Arshawsky], NYC, bandleader (Come'on my House)   

1910  On this day in history birth of franz Jozef Kline, US expressionist painter   

1910  Hugh Casson CH, architect was born on May - 23.   

1910  Scatman Crothers, [Benjamin], Terre Haute IN, actor (Zapped, Shining) was born on this day in history.   

1910  On May - 23 birth of margaret Wise Brown, American author (d. 1952)   

1911  Boris Kremenliev, composer was born on this day in history.   

1911  Melvin M Payne, president (National Geographic Society) was born on May - 23.   

1912  On May - 23 birth of david Barran, CEO (Midland Bank, England)   

1912  On May - 23 birth of john Payne, Roanoke Va, actor (Restless Gun)   

1912  On May - 23 birth of marius Goring, Isle of Wight, actor (Herr Palitz-Holocaust)   

1912  On May - 23 birth of samuel Curran, vice chancellor (Strathclyde University)   

1913  On May - 23 birth of ian Graeme, major-general   

1913  Ruth Fernandez legendary singer from Puerto Rico was born on May - 23.   

1914  Alec Dickson, founder (VSO) was born on May - 23.   

1914  Barbara Ward, economist/writer (Only One Earth) was born on May - 23.   

1914  Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine) was born on May - 23.   

1914  Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher was born on May - 23.   

1915  Clyde Wiegand, physicist was born on May - 23.   

1916  On this day in history birth of m Jean Francaix, composer   

1916  Margaret Hayden Rector, playwright (living legacy award 1995) was born on May - 23.   

1917  On this day in history birth of edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (d. 2008)   

1918  On this day in history birth of bulent Arel, composer   

1918  Bumps Blackwell, rocker was born on May - 23.   

1918  Denis Compton, cricketer (England batsman 1938-56 & Arsenal forward) was born on this day in history.   

1919  On May - 23 birth of betty Garrett, St Joseph Mo, actress (Irene-All in the Family)   

1919  On May - 23 birth of robert KJE Antonissen, South African literary   

1920  Helen O'Connell, Lima Ohio, singer (Green Eyes, Anapola) was born on this day in history.   

1920  Sid Melton, Bkln NY, actor (Alf-Green Acres, Charlie-Danny Thomas) was born on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history birth of humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician/actor (It's Great to Be Young)   

1921  On this day in history birth of james [Benjamin] Blish, US/UK, sci-fi author (Hugo, Star Trek Reader)   

1921  Loren Tindall, OK, actor (Meet Me on Broadway, Girl of Limberlost) was born on this day in history.   

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

1153  On May - 23 david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  On this day in history benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  On this day in history death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  On May - 23 death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  On May - 23 death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on May - 23.