Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 23

1924  On this day in history cecil [James] Sharp, English folk musician, dies at 64   

1926  Death of Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1928  Thomas H Rollinson, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1945  On June - 23 death of lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa   

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  On June - 23 jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80   

1961  On this day in history franz de Backer, Flemish writer (Rubens' Daughter), dies at 70   

1965  Mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83 on June - 23.   

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

1970  On this day in history death of roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (b. 1895)   

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

1972  Elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54 on June - 23.   

1973  On this day in history fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77   

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

1980  John Laurie, actor (39 Steps, Jericho, Kidnapped), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1982  On June - 23 death of vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955)   

1986  On June - 23 nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies   

1988  Dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies on this day in history.   

1989  Death of Werner Best, German jurist and nazi leader (b. 1903) on June - 23.   

1991  On June - 23 antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66   

1992  Lou Ramos, entertainer, dies on June - 23.   

1994  On this day in history alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83   

1995  On June - 23 jonas Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine), dies of heart failure   

1996  Andreas George Papandreou, PM of Greece (1981-89, 93-96), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history "Wino" Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77   

1998  On June - 23 death of maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (b. 1911)   

1999  On this day in history 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 June - 23.   

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1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) was born on June - 23.   

1433  Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488) was born on June - 23.   

1456  Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on June - 23.   

1534  On this day in history birth of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)   

1540  On June - 23 birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

1596  Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on June - 23.   

1612  On this day in history birth of justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet   

1612  On this day in history birth of andré Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)