Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

1844  On this day in history birth of `Abdu'l-Bahá, Successor to Prophet of the Bahá'í Faith (d. 1921)   

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

1848  Otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator was born on May - 23.   

1851  Antoni Stolpe, composer was born on May - 23.   

1862  William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99 was born on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 23 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 May - 23.   

1871  On this day in history birth of sigurd Lie, composer   

1873  On this day in history birth of leo Baeck, rabbi/president (World Union for Progressive Judaism)   

1875  Alfred P. Sloan, American long-time president and chairman of General Motors (d. 1966) was born on May - 23.   

1879  DezsÅ‘ Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. 1966) was born on May - 23.   

1882  On May - 23 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  Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963) was born on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history 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 May - 23.   

1890  On this day in history birth of virginia Eames, Ft Davis TX, entertainer   

1891  Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1974) was born on this day in history.   

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

1896  Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (d. 1966) was born on May - 23.   

1898  Frank McHugh, actor (Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On May - 23 birth of joseph Hazen, lawyer   

1898  Scott O'Dell, American author (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

1900  Hans Frank, German Nazi war criminal (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

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

1902  On this day in history birth of mark Lothar, composer   

1903  On this day in history birth of walter Reisch, US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic)   

1906  Hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer was born on May - 23.   

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

1907  On this day in history birth of matthew Campbell, British senior civil servant   

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1125  On May - 23 hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  On May - 23 david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  On this day in history death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

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

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.