Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 23

1924  Cecil [James] Sharp, English folk musician, dies at 64 on June - 23.   

1926  On June - 23 death of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)   

1928  Thomas H Rollinson, composer, dies at 84 on June - 23.   

1945  Death of Lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa on this day in history.   

1951  On June - 23 armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70   

1956  Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1957  Louis Fornberg, writer, dies at 48 on June - 23.   

1958  On June - 23 edvard Armas Jarnefeldt, composer, dies at 88   

1959  Jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1961  Franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70 on June - 23.   

1965  On this day in history mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83   

1969  Stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1970  Death of Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (b. 1895) on June - 23.   

1971  George Blagoi, entertainer, dies on June - 23.   

1972  On June - 23 elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54   

1973  On June - 23 fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77   

1975  On June - 23 william Hansen, actor (Homebodies), dies at 64   

1980  On this day in history john Laurie, actor (39 Steps, Jericho, Kidnapped), dies at 83   

1981  On June - 23 zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79   

1982  Death of Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955) on June - 23.   

1986  Nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies on June - 23.   

1988  On June - 23 dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies   

1989  Death of Werner Best, German jurist and nazi leader (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66   

1992  On this day in history lou Ramos, entertainer, dies   

1994  On June - 23 alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83   

1995  Jonas Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine), dies of heart failure on June - 23.   

1996  Andreas George Papandreou, PM of Greece (1981-89, 93-96), dies at 76 on June - 23.   

1997  On June - 23 "Wino" Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77   

1998  Death of Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (b. 1911) on June - 23.   

1999  On June - 23 death of buster Merryfield, British actor (b. 1920)   

2001  Death of Yvonne Dionne, one of the Canadian Dionne quintuplets (b. 1934) on June - 23.   

2002  On this day in history death of pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975)   

2003  Death of Maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (b. 1938) on this day in history.   

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1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) was born on this day in history.   

1433  On this day in history birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)   

1456  On June - 23 birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)   

1534  Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582) was born on this day in history.   

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on June - 23.   

1596  Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1612  On June - 23 birth of justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet   

1612  André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.