Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 23

1924  On June - 23 cecil [James] Sharp, English folk musician, dies at 64   

1926  On this day in history death of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)   

1928  On this day in history thomas H Rollinson, composer, dies at 84   

1945  Death of Lt Gen Ushijima, Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa on June - 23.   

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

1956  Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81 on June - 23.   

1957  Louis Fornberg, writer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history edvard Armas Jarnefeldt, composer, dies at 88   

1959  Jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80 on June - 23.   

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  On this day in history stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78   

1970  Death of Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

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

1972  On this day in history elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54   

1973  Fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history william Hansen, actor (Homebodies), dies at 64   

1980  On June - 23 john Laurie, actor (39 Steps, Jericho, Kidnapped), dies at 83   

1981  Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1982  Death of Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955) on this day in history.   

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

1988  Dayton Lummis, actor (Moonfire, Flight that Disappeared), dies on June - 23.   

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

1991  Antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, dies at 66 on June - 23.   

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  On June - 23 andreas George Papandreou, PM of Greece (1981-89, 93-96), dies at 76   

1997  On June - 23 "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 June - 23 death of buster Merryfield, British actor (b. 1920)   

2001  On June - 23 death of yvonne Dionne, one of the Canadian Dionne quintuplets (b. 1934)   

2002  Death of Pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975) on this day in history.   

2003  On June - 23 death of maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (b. 1938)   

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1160  On this day in history birth of johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)   

1433  On June - 23 birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)   

1456  Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.   

1534  Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582) was born on June - 23.   

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on this day in history.   

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