Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

1844  `Abdu'l-Bahá, Successor to Prophet of the Bahá'í Faith (d. 1921) was born on May - 23.   

1848  Helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff (WW I) was born on May - 23.   

1848  Otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator was born on this day in history.   

1851  Antoni Stolpe, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1864  On this day in history birth of louis Glass, composer   

1865  On May - 23 birth of epitácio Pessoa, President of Brazil (d. 1942)   

1866  Gustav Aschaffenburg, German psychiatrist/criminalologist was born on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1882  James Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history birth of douglas Fairbanks, Denver CO, actor (Zorro/3 Musketeers/Robin Hood)   

1884  Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On May - 23 birth of thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963)   

1888  Adrian Roland Holst, Dutch poet (Raged & Tired) was born on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history birth of zack Wheat, American baseball player (d. 1972)   

1889  On May - 23 birth of ernst Niekisch, German politician (d. 1967)   

1890  Herbert Marshall, London, actor (Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes) was born on May - 23.   

1890  On this day in history birth of virginia Eames, Ft Davis TX, entertainer   

1891  On this day in history birth of pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1974)   

1893  On this day in history birth of ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1977)   

1896  On May - 23 birth of felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (d. 1966)   

1898  On May - 23 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  On this day in history birth of hans Frank, German Nazi war criminal (d. 1946)   

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  On this day in history birth of walter Reisch, US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic)   

1906  Hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer was born on May - 23.   

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

1907  Matthew Campbell, British senior civil servant was born on this day in history.   

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1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

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

1304  On May - 23 death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

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  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

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