Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 23

1908  Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 on January - 23.   

1913  Death of Nazim Pasha, Turkey's PM, assassinated on this day in history.   

1921  Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1922  Death of Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (b. 1855) on January - 23.   

1923  On this day in history death of max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849)   

1926  Desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74 on January - 23.   

1931  On January - 23 anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (Diaghilew, Dying Swan), dies   

1936  Dame Clara Butt, alto singer (Country of Hope & Glory), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1937  Death of Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876) on January - 23.   

1939  On January - 23 death of matthias Sindelar, Austria soccer star, commits suicide   

1941  Dobri Khristov, composer, dies at 65 on January - 23.   

1943  Alexander Woollcott, critic, dies of a heart attack on radio, at 56 on this day in history.   

1944  On January - 23 edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80   

1945  Death of Helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37 on January - 23.   

1946  On this day in history feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68   

1947  On January - 23 pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79   

1956  Alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1957  Death of Willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25 on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (b. 1880) on January - 23.   

1964  On this day in history louis Horst, composer, dies at 80   

1969  On this day in history jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86   

1971  On this day in history death of fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (b. 1871)   

1973  On January - 23 death of alexander Onassis, Greek heir of the Onassis family (b. 1948)   

1975  Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94 on January - 23.   

1976  Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 on January - 23.   

1977  On this day in history bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73   

1978  Jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1981  On January - 23 bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66   

1982  Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1984  Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92 on January - 23.   

1986  Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1989  Death of Salvador Dalí, Catalan artist (b. 1904) on January - 23.   

1990  Albert Collins, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies of pneumonia at 57 on January - 23.   

1991  Death of Northrop Frye, Canadian writer and critic (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on January - 23.   

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  On this day in history birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)   

1719  On this day in history birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)   

1730  On this day in history birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1745  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on January - 23.   

1752  On this day in history birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer