Famous Birthdays In May - 23

1908  On this day in history birth of john Bardeen, US, physicist (transistor, Nobel 1956, 1972)   

1908  On this day in history birth of max Abramovitz, US architect (Lincoln Center, UN Building)   

1909  On May - 23 birth of edwin Arrowsmith, diplomat   

1910  On May - 23 birth of artie Shaw, [Arthur Arshawsky], NYC, bandleader (Come'on my House)   

1910  On May - 23 birth of franz Jozef Kline, US expressionist painter   

1910  Hugh Casson CH, architect was born on May - 23.   

1910  Scatman Crothers, [Benjamin], Terre Haute IN, actor (Zapped, Shining) was born on May - 23.   

1910  Margaret Wise Brown, American author (d. 1952) was born on May - 23.   

1911  On May - 23 birth of boris Kremenliev, composer   

1911  Melvin M Payne, president (National Geographic Society) was born on this day in history.   

1912  David Barran, CEO (Midland Bank, England) was born on May - 23.   

1912  John Payne, Roanoke Va, actor (Restless Gun) was born on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history birth of marius Goring, Isle of Wight, actor (Herr Palitz-Holocaust)   

1912  On May - 23 birth of samuel Curran, vice chancellor (Strathclyde University)   

1913  Ian Graeme, major-general was born on May - 23.   

1913  Ruth Fernandez legendary singer from Puerto Rico was born on May - 23.   

1914  Alec Dickson, founder (VSO) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history birth of barbara Ward, economist/writer (Only One Earth)   

1914  Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history birth of travis Kemp, dancer/teacher   

1915  On this day in history birth of clyde Wiegand, physicist   

1916  M Jean Francaix, composer was born on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history birth of margaret Hayden Rector, playwright (living legacy award 1995)   

1917  Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (d. 2008) was born on this day in history.   

1918  Bulent Arel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history birth of bumps Blackwell, rocker   

1918  On this day in history birth of denis Compton, cricketer (England batsman 1938-56 & Arsenal forward)   

1919  On May - 23 birth of betty Garrett, St Joseph Mo, actress (Irene-All in the Family)   

1919  Robert KJE Antonissen, South African literary was born on May - 23.   

1920  Helen O'Connell, Lima Ohio, singer (Green Eyes, Anapola) was born on this day in history.   

1920  On May - 23 birth of sid Melton, Bkln NY, actor (Alf-Green Acres, Charlie-Danny Thomas)   

1921  Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician/actor (It's Great to Be Young) was born on May - 23.   

1921  James [Benjamin] Blish, US/UK, sci-fi author (Hugo, Star Trek Reader) was born on May - 23.   

1921  On this day in history birth of loren Tindall, OK, actor (Meet Me on Broadway, Girl of Limberlost)   

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1125  On this day in history 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  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on May - 23.   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on May - 23.   

1523  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.