Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

1844  `Abdu'l-Bahá, Successor to Prophet of the Bahá'í Faith (d. 1921) was born on May - 23.   

1848  On May - 23 birth of helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff (WW I)   

1848  On this day in history birth of otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator   

1851  On May - 23 birth of antoni Stolpe, composer   

1862  William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99 was born on May - 23.   

1864  On this day in history birth of louis Glass, composer   

1865  Epitácio Pessoa, President of Brazil (d. 1942) was born on May - 23.   

1866  Gustav Aschaffenburg, German psychiatrist/criminalologist was born on this day in history.   

1871  Sigurd Lie, composer was born on May - 23.   

1873  Leo Baeck, rabbi/president (World Union for Progressive Judaism) was born on this day in history.   

1875  On May - 23 birth of alfred P. Sloan, American long-time president and chairman of General Motors (d. 1966)   

1879  DezsÅ‘ Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history birth of james Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool)   

1883  Douglas Fairbanks, Denver CO, actor (Zorro/3 Musketeers/Robin Hood) was born on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history birth of corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (d. 1965)   

1887  On this day in history birth of thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963)   

1888  On May - 23 birth of adrian Roland Holst, Dutch poet (Raged & Tired)   

1888  Zack Wheat, American baseball player (d. 1972) was born on May - 23.   

1889  On this day in history birth of ernst Niekisch, German politician (d. 1967)   

1890  Herbert Marshall, London, actor (Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Virginia Eames, Ft Davis TX, entertainer was born on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history birth of pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1974)   

1893  Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist and paleontologist (d. 1977) was born on May - 23.   

1896  On May - 23 birth of felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (d. 1966)   

1898  On this day in history birth of frank McHugh, actor (Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young)   

1898  Joseph Hazen, lawyer was born on May - 23.   

1898  Scott O'Dell, American author (d. 1989) was born on May - 23.   

1900  On May - 23 birth of hans Frank, German Nazi war criminal (d. 1946)   

1901  Edmund Rubbra, Northampton England, composer (Morning Watch) [or 3/23] was born on this day in history.   

1902  On May - 23 birth of mark Lothar, composer   

1903  On May - 23 birth of walter Reisch, US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic)   

1906  Hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer was born on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history birth of kenneth Allen, engineer   

1907  Matthew Campbell, British senior civil servant was born on this day in history.   

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

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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

1423  On May - 23 benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on this day in history.   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on this day in history.   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on May - 23.