Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 23

1913  Jimmy Sinclair, cricketer (3 centuries in 25 Test S Afr career), dies on February - 23.   

1915  On February - 23 robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in SC   

1916  On February - 23 george Clement Martin, composer, dies at 71   

1920  Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history death of albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (b. 1845)   

1927  On this day in history sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer, dies at 79   

1930  On this day in history horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22   

1931  On this day in history nellie Melba, [Helen Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies   

1934  Death of Augusto Sandino, Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Hotel Gooiland), dies at 44   

1937  On February - 23 claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies   

1942  Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies   

1945  Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62 on February - 23.   

1946  Death of Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (hanged) (b. 1885) on February - 23.   

1948  Death of John Robert Gregg, Irish-born publisher and inventor (b. 1866) on February - 23.   

1955  On February - 23 paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86   

1957  Death of Marika Ninou, Greek singer (b. 1918) on February - 23.   

1960  Death of Arthur Legat, Belgian racing driver (b. 1898) on February - 23.   

1961  Wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies on this day in history.   

1965  Stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel & Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history fannie Hurst, US author (Anatomy of Me), dies at 78   

1969  Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, King Saudia, dies at 67 on February - 23.   

1970  On February - 23 death of hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904)   

1971  King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 on February - 23.   

1972  On this day in history michael Taube, composer, dies at 81   

1973  Death of Dickinson W. Richards, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1895) on February - 23.   

1974  Florence Rice, actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at 63 on February - 23.   

1976  On February - 23 fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74   

1979  On this day in history death of w.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900)   

1980  On February - 23 robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62   

1983  On this day in history adrian Boult, conductor, dies   

1985  Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71 on February - 23.   

1987  Esmond Knight, actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies at 80 on February - 23.   

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1417  On this day in history birth of paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71)   

1417  Pope Paul II (d. 1471) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656)   

1614  On February - 23 birth of jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter   

1615  Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1633  Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709) was born on February - 23.   

1648  On this day in history birth of arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)