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 this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history birth of otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator   

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

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

1871  Sigurd Lie, composer was born on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of dezsÅ‘ Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. 1966)   

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

1883  Douglas Fairbanks, Denver CO, actor (Zorro/3 Musketeers/Robin Hood) was born on May - 23.   

1884  On this day in history birth of corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (d. 1965)   

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

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

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

1889  Ernst Niekisch, German politician (d. 1967) was born on May - 23.   

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

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

1891  Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1974) was born on this day in history.   

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

1896  On this day in history birth of felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (d. 1966)   

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  On this day in history birth of edmund Rubbra, Northampton England, composer (Morning Watch) [or 3/23]   

1902  On May - 23 birth of mark Lothar, composer   

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

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

1907  On May - 23 birth of kenneth Allen, engineer   

1907  On May - 23 birth of matthew Campbell, British senior civil servant   

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1125  On May - 23 hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  On this day in history david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  On this day in history death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

1423  On May - 23 benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

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  On this day in history 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.