Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 23

1908  Edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 on January - 23.   

1913  On this day in history death of nazim Pasha, Turkey's PM, assassinated   

1921  Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83 on January - 23.   

1922  On January - 23 death of arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (b. 1855)   

1923  Death of Max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849) on this day in history.   

1926  Desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74 on January - 23.   

1931  Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (Diaghilew, Dying Swan), dies on January - 23.   

1936  On January - 23 dame Clara Butt, alto singer (Country of Hope & Glory), dies at 62   

1937  Death of Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history death of matthias Sindelar, Austria soccer star, commits suicide   

1941  Dobri Khristov, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1943  On January - 23 alexander Woollcott, critic, dies of a heart attack on radio, at 56   

1944  On this day in history edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80   

1945  Death of Helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37 on January - 23.   

1946  On January - 23 feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68   

1947  On this day in history pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79   

1956  On this day in history alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62   

1957  Death of Willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25 on January - 23.   

1958  Death of Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1964  On January - 23 louis Horst, composer, dies at 80   

1969  On January - 23 jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86   

1971  On this day in history death of fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (b. 1871)   

1973  Death of Alexander Onassis, Greek heir of the Onassis family (b. 1948) on January - 23.   

1975  Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94 on January - 23.   

1976  On January - 23 aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44   

1977  Bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1978  Jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1981  Bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66 on January - 23.   

1982  Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1984  Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92 on January - 23.   

1986  On this day in history joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64   

1989  On January - 23 death of salvador Dalí, Catalan artist (b. 1904)   

1990  On January - 23 albert Collins, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies of pneumonia at 57   

1991  Death of Northrop Frye, Canadian writer and critic (b. 1912) on January - 23.   

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1350  On January - 23 birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)   

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on January - 23.   

1745  On January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer