Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 23

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

1915  On this day in history robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in SC   

1916  George Clement Martin, composer, dies at 71 on February - 23.   

1920  On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61   

1922  On this day in history death of albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (b. 1845)   

1927  On this day in history sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer, dies at 79   

1930  On February - 23 horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22   

1931  On February - 23 nellie Melba, [Helen Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies   

1934  Death of Augusto Sandino, Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard on February - 23.   

1935  Jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Hotel Gooiland), dies at 44 on February - 23.   

1937  Claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies on February - 23.   

1942  Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1944  Leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies on this day in history.   

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

1946  On this day in history death of tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (hanged) (b. 1885)   

1948  On this day in history death of john Robert Gregg, Irish-born publisher and inventor (b. 1866)   

1955  On this day in history paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86   

1957  Death of Marika Ninou, Greek singer (b. 1918) on this day in history.   

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

1961  On February - 23 wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies   

1965  Stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel & Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74 on February - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1970  Death of Hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904) on this day in history.   

1971  King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 on February - 23.   

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

1973  On February - 23 death of dickinson W. Richards, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1895)   

1974  On February - 23 florence Rice, actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at 63   

1976  On this day in history fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74   

1979  Death of W.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900) on February - 23.   

1980  Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62 on February - 23.   

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

1985  Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1987  On February - 23 esmond Knight, actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies at 80   

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1417  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on February - 23.   

1417  Pope Paul II (d. 1471) was born on February - 23.   

1583  Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

1614  Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter was born on February - 23.   

1615  On this day in history birth of cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised   

1633  On this day in history birth of samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs)   

1646  On February - 23 birth of tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)   

1648  Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.