Page 8: Historical Events In May - 23

1949  Federal Republic of [West] Germany proclaimed (Republic Day) on May - 23.   

1952  On May - 23 georg Alfred Schumann, composer, dies at 85   

1953  On May - 23 schools first use Cliff's Notes   

1954  H R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies on May - 23.   

1956  On May - 23 presbyterian Church begins accepting women ministers   

1956  World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building, San Fransisco on this day in history.   

1958  Mao Tse Tung starts "Great leap forward" movement in China on this day in history.   

1960  "Got A Girl" by The Four Preps hits #24 on May - 23.   

1960  On May - 23 israel announced capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina   

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

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

1962  OAS leader General Raoul Salan sentenced to life on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history scott Carpenter orbits Earth 3 times in US Aurora 7   

1963  NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000 on this day in history.   

1964  On May - 23 dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3 27 45)   

1964  Dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3:27:45) on this day in history.   

1965  Franz Jonas elected president of Austria on this day in history.   

1965  On May - 23 pontoon ferry overturned on Shire River Malawi, kills 150   

1965  David Smith, sculptor, dies on May - 23.   

1966  On this day in history the Beatles release "Paperback Writer"   

1966  On this day in history ruth Gates, Denton TX, actress (Aunt Jenny-Mama), dies at 79   

1967  "GO Transit" is inaugurated by the Province of Ontario between Pickering, Toronto, Oakville and Hamilton under an operating agreement with Canadian National on May - 23.   

1967  On May - 23 philip Coolidge, actor (I Want to Live, Tingler), dies at 58   

1968  AC Milan wins 8th Europe Cup II in Rotterdam on this day in history.   

1968  Beatles open 2nd Apple Boutique at 161 New Kings Road, London on this day in history.   

1968  South Island, New Zealand a 7.1 quake was the strongest in 8 years in the area, and resulted in three deaths, 14 injuries, and damage estimated at about $3 million on May - 23.   

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

1969  On May - 23 bBC orders 13 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus   

1969  Lauwerszee Dike in Holland closes on this day in history.   

1969  The Who release the rock opera "Tommy" on May - 23.   

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

1970  Grateful Dead's first perfomance outside of the US (England) on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test (underground)   

1970  Nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on May - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized   

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

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on May - 23.   

1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

1153  On May - 23 david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  On this day in history death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

1423  On this day in history benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  On this day in history death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.