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  Otto Lilienthal, pioneer aviator was born on this day in history.   

1851  On May - 23 birth of antoni Stolpe, composer   

1862  On May - 23 birth of william "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99   

1864  Louis Glass, composer was born on May - 23.   

1865  On May - 23 birth of epitácio Pessoa, President of Brazil (d. 1942)   

1866  Gustav Aschaffenburg, German psychiatrist/criminalologist was born on May - 23.   

1871  Sigurd Lie, composer was born on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 23 birth of leo Baeck, rabbi/president (World Union for Progressive Judaism)   

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

1879  On May - 23 birth of dezsÅ‘ Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. 1966)   

1882  James Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1889  Ernst Niekisch, German politician (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On May - 23 birth of herbert Marshall, London, actor (Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes)   

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 May - 23.   

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  On May - 23 birth of frank McHugh, actor (Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young)   

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  On May - 23 birth of edmund Rubbra, Northampton England, composer (Morning Watch) [or 3/23]   

1902  On May - 23 birth of mark Lothar, composer   

1903  Walter Reisch, US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic) was born on May - 23.   

1906  On May - 23 birth of hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer   

1907  Kenneth Allen, engineer was born on this day in history.   

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

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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 May - 23.   

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  On this day in history 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  On May - 23 adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27