Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 23

1875  Johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1881  Kit Carson, frontiersman, dies on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history cyprian K Norwid, Polish painter/poet/playwright (Wanda), dies   

1886  On this day in history death of leopold von Ranke, German historian (b. 1795)   

1887  On this day in history ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74   

1891  On this day in history ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer, dies at 73   

1893  Death of Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (b. 1805) on May - 23.   

1895  Franz E Neumann, German mineralogist/physicist, dies at 96 on May - 23.   

1897  Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back), dies at 34 on May - 23.   

1905  On May - 23 martinus W van AA Meerbeke, head-editor (Time), dies at 75   

1906  Henrik Johan Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Doll House), dies at 78 on May - 23.   

1908  Francois Coppee, French poet, dies on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history death of svetozar Boroević, Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)   

1926  On May - 23 hans Koessler, composer, dies at 73   

1934  Death of Bonnie Parker, outlaw (Bonnie & Clyde), killed in police ambush on this day in history.   

1937  John Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla on May - 23.   

1938  On this day in history philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70   

1940  Andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies on May - 23.   

1941  On this day in history lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies   

1945  On this day in history death of heinrich Himmler, Gestapo leader, commits suicide in prison at 44   

1947  On May - 23 c F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68   

1952  On this day in history georg Alfred Schumann, composer, dies at 85   

1954  On this day in history h R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies   

1960  Georges Claude, engineer/inventor, dies on this day in history.   

1961  On May - 23 joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53   

1965  David Smith, sculptor, dies on May - 23.   

1966  Ruth Gates, Denton TX, actress (Aunt Jenny-Mama), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1967  Philip Coolidge, actor (I Want to Live, Tingler), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1968  James Burke, actor (Ellery Queen, Army Surgeon), dies at 81 on May - 23.   

1969  Diane Aubrey, actress (Haunted Strangler), dies of heart attack at 79 on May - 23.   

1970  On this day in history nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68   

1973  Athena Lorde, actress (Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek), dies at 57 on May - 23.   

1974  On May - 23 kathleen Cannell, writer, dies   

1975  Jackie "Moms" Mabley, comedienne (Amazing Grace), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on this day in history.   

1100  On this day in history birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1606  On this day in history birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on May - 23.   

1620  On May - 23 birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized   

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on May - 23.