Famous Birthdays In May - 23

1921  Montague Modlyn, broadcaster was born on this day in history.   

1921  On May - 23 birth of sanderson Temple, circuit judge   

1922  Dennis Compton, author/crickleter was born on May - 23.   

1923  On May - 23 birth of alicia de Larrocha, Copenhagen Denmark, pianist (Orquesta Sinfonica)   

1923  On this day in history birth of nirode Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52)   

1924  On this day in history birth of desmond Carrington, British radio host (Jim-Calamity the Cow)   

1924  On this day in history birth of michael McCrum, master (Corpus Christi College Cambridge)   

1924  V N Swamy, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1955, DNB, 0-45) was born on May - 23.   

1925  On this day in history birth of joshua Lederberg, American molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 2008)   

1925  Mac Wiseman, American musician was born on May - 23.   

1928  Nigel Davenport, Cambridge England, actor (Without a Clue, Masada) was born on May - 23.   

1928  Nina Otkalenko, USSR, 800m runner (9 world records) was born on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history birth of rosemary Clooney, Kentucky, singer/paper towels spokeswoman (Coronet)   

1928  Jeannie Carson, English actress and comedian was born on May - 23.   

1928  Pauline Julien, French Canadian singer (d. 1998) was born on May - 23.   

1929  Joe Modise, South African commandant of Umkhonto we Sizwe (1965- ) was born on May - 23.   

1929  Ulla Jacobson, Swedish actress (One Summer of Happiness) was born on May - 23.   

1930  Richard Anuszkiewicz, Erie, Pa, painter was born on May - 23.   

1930  Friedrich Achleitner, German poet was born on May - 23.   

1931  On this day in history birth of barbara Barrie, Chicago, actress (Breaking Away, Barney Miller)   

1932  On this day in history birth of james Lester, MP   

1932  On May - 23 birth of john Lyons, Cambridge England, Master (Trinity Hall)   

1933  On this day in history birth of bruce A Peterson, US test pilot (M2, HL-10)   

1933  On May - 23 birth of gerrit J M Braks, Dutch minister of agriculture & land & fishing (CDA)   

1933  Joan Henrietta Collins, London, actress (Alexis-Dynasty, Bitch) was born on this day in history.   

1934  Malcolm Gill, deputy head (Bank for Intl Settlements) was born on May - 23.   

1934  On May - 23 birth of robert A Moog, inventor (Moog Synthesizer)   

1935  Juliet Campbell, British ambassador (to Luxembourg) was born on May - 23.   

1935  Lord Grenfell, head of External affairs European office, world bank was born on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history birth of charles Kimbrough, actor (Murphy Brown)   

1936  Douglas John Gorman, businessman was born on this day in history.   

1936  Robert Sangster, horse owner/trainer was born on May - 23.   

1936  Ingeborg Hallstein, German opera singer was born on May - 23.   

1937  John Mazza, horse trainer was born on May - 23.   

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1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on this day in history.   

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on May - 23.   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on May - 23.   

1423  On this day in history benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

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

1524  On May - 23 death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

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