Famous Deaths on 23 May

Famous Deaths on 23 May

1125 - Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1081)
1304 - Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer
1498 - Girolamo Savonarola, Italian religious reformer and ruler of Florence (b. 1452)
1523 - Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)
1524 - Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)
1662 - John Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605)
1670 - Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610)
1691 - Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622)
1701 - Captain Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)
1752 - William Bradford, English-born printer (b. 1663)
1754 - John Wood, the Elder, English architect (b. 1704)
1783 - James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (b. 1725)
1786 - Móric Beňovský, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (b. 1746)
1813 - Geraud Duroc, French general (b. 1772)
1825 - Ras Gugsa of Yejju, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia
1841 - Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1765)
1846 - Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (b. 1778)
1855 - Charles Robert Malden, English explorer (b. 1797)
1857 - Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (b. 1789)
1868 - Kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809)
1886 - Leopold von Ranke, German historian (b. 1795)
1893 - Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (b. 1805)
1895 - Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (b. 1798)
1906 - Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian writer (b. 1828)
1908 - François Coppée, French poet and novelist (b. 1842)
1920 - Svetozar Boroević, Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)
1934 - Clyde Barrow, American outlaw (b. 1909)
1934 - Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (b. 1910)
1937 - John D. Rockefeller, American entrepreneur (b. 1839)
1945 - Heinrich Himmler, Nazi official (b. 1900)
1965 - Earl Webb, American baseball player (b. 1897)
1966 - Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (b. 1902)
1967 - Lionel Groulx, French Canadian priest and historian (b. 1878)
1975 - Moms Mabley, American comedian (b. 1894)
1981 - David Lewis, Canadian labour lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
1981 - George Jessel, American actor (b. 1898)
1981 - Rayner Heppenstall, English novelist (d. 1911)
1981 - Gene Green, American baseball player (b. 1933)
1986 - Sterling Hayden, American actor (b. 1916)
1989 - Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian theatre director (b. 1915)
1991 - Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (b. 1895)
1992 - Giovanni Falcone, Italian judge (b. 1939)
1994 - Joe Pass, American jazz guitarist (b. 1929)
1994 - Ray Candy, American professional wrestler (b. 1951)
1996 - Patrick Cargill, English actor (b. 1918)
1996 - Rob Hall, New Zealand high altitude climber (b. 1941)
1996 - Scott Fischer, American high altitude climber (b. 1955)
1999 - Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1965)
2002 - Sam Snead, American golfer (b. 1912)
2003 - Jean Yanne, French actor and director (b. 1933)
2004 - Ramon Margalef, Spanish scientist (b. 1919)
2006 - Clifford Antone, American businessman (b. 1949)
2006 - Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (b. 1921)
2006 - Frits Bernard, American activist (b. 1920)
2006 - Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer (b. 1921)
2008 - David Mitton, British television director (b. 1939)