May 23 - Deaths

Deaths

• 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, Iran ruler, founder of the Safavid dynasty (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 – William Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)
• 1749 – Abraham ben Abraham, Polish nobleman
• 1752 – William Bradford, English printer (b. 1663)
• 1754 – John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus and Queen Square (b. 1704)
• 1783 – James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and patriot (b. 1725)
• 1786 – Maurice Benyovszky, Hungarian count, explorer, and writer (b. 1746)
• 1813 – Geraud Duroc, French general (b. 1772)
• 1815 – Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American clergyman and botanist (b. 1753)
• 1825 – Gugsa of Yejju
• 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 naval officer and explorer (b. 1797)
• 1857 – Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (b. 1789)
• 1868 – Kit Carson, American frontiersman and Indian fighter (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)
• 1921 – August Nilsson, Swedish athlete (b. 1872)
• 1934 – Clyde Barrow, American outlaw (b. 1909)
• 1934 – Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (b. 1910)
• 1937 – John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist (b. 1839)
• 1945 – Heinrich Himmler, German Nazi commander (b. 1900)
• 1949 – Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter (b. 1872)
• 1960 – Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor, created Neon lighting (b. 1870)
• 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 – Gene Green, American baseball player (b. 1933)
• 1981 – Rayner Heppenstall, English novelist (b. 1911)
• 1981 – George Jessel, American actor (b. 1898)
• 1981 – David Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
• 1986 – Sterling Hayden, American actor (b. 1916)
• 1988 – Aya Kitō, Japanese author (b. 1962)
• 1989 – Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director (b. 1915)
• 1989 – Karl Koch, German computer hacker (b. 1965)
• 1991 – Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (b. 1895)
• 1991 – Jean Van Houtte, Belgian politician (b. 1907)
• 1992 – Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (b. 1948)
• 1992 – Giovanni Falcone, Italian judge (b. 1939)
• 1994 – Ray Candy, American wrestler (b. 1951)
• 1994 – George Metesky, American terrorist (b. 1903)
• 1994 – Joe Pass, American guitarist and composer (b. 1929)
• 1996 – Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist (b. 1934)
• 1998 – Telford Taylor, American lawyer (b. 1908)
• 1999 – Owen Hart, Canadian 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)
• 2005 – Fat-Tone, American rapper (b. 1981)
• 2006 – Clifford Antone, American businessman (b. 1949)
• 2006 – Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (b. 1921)
• 2006 – Ian Copeland, American music promoter and agent (b. 1949)
• 2006 – Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer (b. 1921)
• 2008 – Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Spanish mountaineer (b. 1967)
• 2008 – Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter, poet, and activist (b. 1935)
• 2009 – Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean politician, 16th President of South Korea (b. 1946)
• 2010 – Princess Leonida Bagration of Mukhrani (b. 1914)
• 2010 – José Lima, Dominican baseball player (b. 1972)
• 2010 – Simon Monjack, English actor, producer, and writer (b. 1970)
• 2010 – Gane Todorovoski, Macedonian critic, poet, and publicist (b. 1929)
• 2012 – T. Garry Buckley, American politician (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Gyula Elek, Hungarian handball player and coach (b. 1932)
• 2012 – Sattareh Farmanfarmaian, Persian noble and writer (b. 1921)
• 2012 – Paul Fussell, American historian, author, and educator (b. 1924)
• 2012 – Hal Jackson, American disc jockey and sportscaster (b. 1915)
• 2012 – Joseph Lesniewski, American soldier (b. 1920)
• 2012 – William C. Wampler, American politician (b. 1926)