Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 23

1875  On May - 23 johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer, dies at 78   

1881  Kit Carson, frontiersman, dies on May - 23.   

1883  On this day in history cyprian K Norwid, Polish painter/poet/playwright (Wanda), dies   

1886  On this day in history death of leopold von Ranke, German historian (b. 1795)   

1887  Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 on May - 23.   

1891  On May - 23 ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer, dies at 73   

1893  On May - 23 death of anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (b. 1805)   

1895  Franz E Neumann, German mineralogist/physicist, dies at 96 on May - 23.   

1897  Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back), dies at 34 on May - 23.   

1905  On this day in history martinus W van AA Meerbeke, head-editor (Time), dies at 75   

1906  On this day in history henrik Johan Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Doll House), dies at 78   

1908  Francois Coppee, French poet, dies on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history death of svetozar Boroević, Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)   

1926  On this day in history hans Koessler, composer, dies at 73   

1934  Death of Bonnie Parker, outlaw (Bonnie & Clyde), killed in police ambush on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history john Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla   

1938  On this day in history philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70   

1940  On May - 23 andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies   

1941  Lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies on May - 23.   

1945  On May - 23 death of heinrich Himmler, Gestapo leader, commits suicide in prison at 44   

1947  C F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68 on May - 23.   

1952  On this day in history georg Alfred Schumann, composer, dies at 85   

1954  On May - 23 h R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies   

1960  On May - 23 georges Claude, engineer/inventor, dies   

1961  Joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53 on May - 23.   

1965  On this day in history david Smith, sculptor, dies   

1966  Ruth Gates, Denton TX, actress (Aunt Jenny-Mama), dies at 79 on May - 23.   

1967  On this day in history philip Coolidge, actor (I Want to Live, Tingler), dies at 58   

1968  On May - 23 james Burke, actor (Ellery Queen, Army Surgeon), dies at 81   

1969  On this day in history diane Aubrey, actress (Haunted Strangler), dies of heart attack at 79   

1970  On May - 23 nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68   

1973  On this day in history athena Lorde, actress (Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek), dies at 57   

1974  Kathleen Cannell, writer, dies on May - 23.   

1975  On this day in history jackie "Moms" Mabley, comedienne (Amazing Grace), dies at 81   

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1052  On May - 23 birth of king Philip I of France (d. 1108)   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on May - 23.   

1598  On May - 23 birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized   

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on May - 23.   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on May - 23.   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on this day in history.