May 23rd Deaths |
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| May 23rd, 2006 (May 23 2006) | Death | Clifford Antone, American businessman (born in 1949) | |
| May 23rd, 2006 (May 23 2006) | Death | Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (born in 1921) | Lloyd Bentsen Quotes |
| May 23rd, 2006 (May 23 2006) | Death | Frits Bernard, American activist (born in 1920) | |
| May 23rd, 2006 (May 23 2006) | Death | Kazimierz Gorski, Polish footballer (born in 1921) | |
| May 23rd, 2004 (May 23 2004) | Death | Ramon Margalef, Spanish scientist (born in 1919) | |
| May 23rd, 2003 (May 23 2003) | Death | Jean Yanne, French actor and director (born in 1933) | |
| May 23rd, 2002 (May 23 2002) | Death | Sam Snead, American golfer (born in 1912) | |
| May 23rd, 1999 (May 23 1999) | Death | Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (born in 1965) | Owen Hart Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1996 (May 23 1996) | Death | Patrick Cargill, English actor (born in 1918) | |
| May 23rd, 1996 (May 23 1996) | Death | Rob Hall, New Zealand high altitude climber (born in 1941) | |
| May 23rd, 1996 (May 23 1996) | Death | Scott Fischer, American high altitude climber (born in 1955) | |
| May 23rd, 1994 (May 23 1994) | Death | Ray Candy, American professional wrestler (born in 1951) | |
| May 23rd, 1994 (May 23 1994) | Death | Joe Pass, American jazz guitarist (born in 1929) | |
| May 23rd, 1992 (May 23 1992) | Death | Giovanni Falcone, Italian judge (born in 1939) | |
| May 23rd, 1991 (May 23 1991) | Death | Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (born in 1895) | |
| May 23rd, 1989 (May 23 1989) | Death | Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian theatre director (born in 1915) | |
| May 23rd, 1986 (May 23 1986) | Death | Sterling Hayden, American actor (born in 1916) | |
| May 23rd, 1981 (May 23 1981) | Death | Gene Green, American baseball player (born in 1933) | |
| May 23rd, 1981 (May 23 1981) | Death | Rayner Heppenstall, English novelist (died in 1911) | |
| May 23rd, 1981 (May 23 1981) | Death | George Jessel, American actor (born in 1898) | George Jessel Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1981 (May 23 1981) | Death | David Lewis, Canadian labour lawyer and politician (born in 1909) | |
| May 23rd, 1975 (May 23 1975) | Death | Moms Mabley, American comedian (born in 1894) | |
| May 23rd, 1967 (May 23 1967) | Death | Lionel Groulx, French Canadian priest and historian (born in 1878) | |
| May 23rd, 1966 (May 23 1966) | Death | Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (born in 1902) | |
| May 23rd, 1965 (May 23 1965) | Death | Earl Webb, American baseball player (born in 1897) | |
| May 23rd, 1945 (May 23 1945) | Death | Heinrich Himmler, Nazi official (born in 1900) | Heinrich Himmler Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1937 (May 23 1937) | Death | John D. Rockefeller, American entrepreneur (born in 1839) | John D. Rockefeller Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1934 (May 23 1934) | Death | Clyde Barrow, American outlaw (born in 1909) | |
| May 23rd, 1934 (May 23 1934) | Death | Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (born in 1910) | |
| May 23rd, 1920 (May 23 1920) | Death | Svetozar Boroevic, Austrian field marshal (born in 1856) | |
| May 23rd, 1908 (May 23 1908) | Death | Francois Coppee, French poet and novelist (born in 1842) | |
| May 23rd, 1906 (May 23 1906) | Death | Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian writer (born in 1828) | Henrik Ibsen Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1895 (May 23 1895) | Death | Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (born in 1798) | |
| May 23rd, 1893 (May 23 1893) | Death | Anton von Schmerling, Austrian statesman (born in 1805) | |
| May 23rd, 1886 (May 23 1886) | Death | Leopold von Ranke, German historian (born in 1795) | Leopold von Ranke Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1868 (May 23 1868) | Death | Kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (born in 1809) | |
| May 23rd, 1857 (May 23 1857) | Death | Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (born in 1789) | |
| May 23rd, 1855 (May 23 1855) | Death | Charles Robert Malden, English explorer (born in 1797) | |
| May 23rd, 1846 (May 23 1846) | Death | Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (born in 1778) | |
| May 23rd, 1841 (May 23 1841) | Death | Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (born in 1765) | Philo Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1825 (May 23 1825) | Death | Ras Gugsa of Yejju, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia | |
| May 23rd, 1813 (May 23 1813) | Death | Geraud Duroc, French general (born in 1772) | |
| May 23rd, 1786 (May 23 1786) | Death | Moric Benovsky, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (born in 1746) | |
| May 23rd, 1783 (May 23 1783) | Death | James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (born in 1725) | James Otis Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1754 (May 23 1754) | Death | John Wood, the Elder, English architect (born in 1704) | |
| May 23rd, 1752 (May 23 1752) | Death | William Bradford, English-born printer (born in 1663) | William Bradford Quotes |
| May 23rd, 1701 (May 23 1701) | Death | Captain Kidd, Scottish pirate (born in 1645) | |
| May 23rd, 1691 (May 23 1691) | Death | Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (born in 1622) | |
| May 23rd, 1670 (May 23 1670) | Death | Ferdinando II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born in 1610) | |
| May 23rd, 1662 (May 23 1662) | Death | John Gauden, English bishop and writer (born in 1605) | |
| May 23rd, 1524 (May 23 1524) | Death | Ismail I, Shah of Persia (born in 1487) | |
| May 23rd, 1523 (May 23 1523) | Death | Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (born in 1466) | |
| May 23rd, 1498 (May 23 1498) | Death | Girolamo Savonarola, Italian religious reformer and ruler of Florence (born in 1452) | |
| May 23rd, 1304 (May 23 1304) | Death | Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer | |
| May 23rd, 1125 (May 23 1125) | Death | Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (born in 1081) | |
