Famous Deaths In February - 23

1913  On this day in history jimmy Sinclair, cricketer (3 centuries in 25 Test S Afr career), dies   

1915  Robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in SC on this day in history.   

1916  On February - 23 george Clement Martin, composer, dies at 71   

1920  Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1922  Death of Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (b. 1845) on February - 23.   

1927  Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22   

1931  On this day in history nellie Melba, [Helen Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies   

1934  Death of Augusto Sandino, Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard on this day in history.   

1935  On February - 23 jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Hotel Gooiland), dies at 44   

1937  On this day in history claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies   

1942  Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60 on February - 23.   

1944  On this day in history leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies   

1945  On February - 23 aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62   

1946  On February - 23 death of tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (hanged) (b. 1885)   

1948  Death of John Robert Gregg, Irish-born publisher and inventor (b. 1866) on February - 23.   

1955  Paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history death of marika Ninou, Greek singer (b. 1918)   

1960  On this day in history death of arthur Legat, Belgian racing driver (b. 1898)   

1961  Wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel & Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74   

1968  On this day in history fannie Hurst, US author (Anatomy of Me), dies at 78   

1969  Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, King Saudia, dies at 67 on February - 23.   

1970  Death of Hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904) on February - 23.   

1971  King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history michael Taube, composer, dies at 81   

1973  Death of Dickinson W. Richards, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1974  Florence Rice, actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at 63 on February - 23.   

1976  On February - 23 fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74   

1979  On this day in history death of w.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900)   

1980  On February - 23 robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62   

1983  On this day in history adrian Boult, conductor, dies   

1985  On this day in history alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71   

1987  Esmond Knight, actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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1417  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on this day in history.   

1417  On this day in history birth of pope Paul II (d. 1471)   

1583  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656)   

1614  Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter was born on this day in history.   

1615  Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1633  Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709) was born on February - 23.   

1648  On February - 23 birth of arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)