Famous Deaths Happened In 1923

Jan 02 Sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK died in the year 1923.  

Jan 03 Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34  

Jan 11 Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Zübeyde Hanım, Mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Wallace Reid, actor (Birth of a Nation), dies at 31 on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849) died on this day in history.  

Feb 06 Edward E Barnard, US astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Feb 10 In the year 1923 wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen, physicist (Nobel 1901), dies at 77  

Feb 11 On this day in history death of wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (b. 1847)  

Feb 15 Josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1923.  

Feb 27 Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1923.  

Mar 08 Johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Mar 22 Theophile Delcasse, French statesman, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Mar 26 Sarah Bernhardt, [Henriette], actress (Qn Elizabeth), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 On this day in history death of sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist (b. 1842)  

Apr 04 L Martov, [Joulij O Tsederbaum], Russ revolutionary, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Apr 05 In the year 1923 death of george Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier (b. 1866)  

Apr 09 Mauritius H Binger, director/producer (Living Ladder), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 19 On this day in history thomas Paine Westendorf, composer, dies at 75  

Apr 25 In the year 1923 death of louis-Olivier Taillon, Quebec politician (b. 1840)  

May 10 In the year 1923 death of vaslav Vorovsky, Russian delegate, assassinated  

May 14 On this day in history death of charles de Freycinet, French prime minister (b. 1828)  

May 20 Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist, dies on this day in history.  

May 30 Camille Chevillard, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 George H Breitner, impressionist painter, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jun 10 In the year 1923 pierre Loti, [Julien Viaud], French sea officer/writer, dies  

Jun 15 In the year 1923 alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies  

Jun 20 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jun 26 Edward Rae, cricketer (introduced cricket into Russian Lapland), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 29 Fritz Mauthner, German author/philosopher (skepticism), dies at 73 in the year 1923.  

Jun 30 Claude Antoine Terrasse, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jul 04 Florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Chalmers Goodlin, US test pilot (XS-1) was born in the year 1923.  

Jan 01 Milton Jackson, US, vibraphonist (Milt of Bags) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 Daniel Gorenstein, American mathematician (d. 1992) was born in the year 1923.  

Jan 03 In the year 1923 birth of dragutin Gostuski, composer  

Jan 03 In the year 1923 birth of jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk)  

Jan 03 Charles Tingwell, Australian actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of flavio Testi, composer  

Jan 05 Robert L Bernstein, NYC, publisher (Random House) was born in the year 1923.