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Composer Franz Joseph Haydn died in Vienna, Austria on his 77th birthday. When Napoleon’s armies marched into Vienna, the commanding general posted guards in front of Haydn’s house to protect Haydn from trouble, and a young officer was sent to sing for the old man.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1994 –
Shim Eun-kyung, South Korean child actress
1990 –
Erik Karlsson, Swedish Ice Hockey Player
1988 –
Hope Partlow, American singer
1986 –
Melissa McIntyre, Canadian actress
1986 –
Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist
1986 –
Sopho Khalvashi, Georgian musical artist
1985 –
Ian Vouyoukas, Greek basketball player
1984 –
Jason Smith, Australian actor
1984 –
Nate Robinson, American basketball player
1983 –
David Hernandez, American singer
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May, 31
- Births
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2009,
Millvina Dean, last living survivor of the RMS Titanic disaster died. (b. 1912)
2009,
George Tiller, American abortion doctor (b. 1941)
2009,
Danny La Rue, British entertainer (b. 1927)
2006,
Ryan Bennett, broadcast commentator (b. 1970)
2006,
Miguel Berrocal, sculptor (b. 1933)
2006,
Raymond Davis Jr., American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)
2006,
Lula Mae Hardaway, American songwriter, mother of singer Stevie Wonder (b. 1930)
2004,
Robert Quine, American guitarist (b. 1941)
2004,
Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (b. 1941)
2001,
Arlene Francis, American television personality (d. 1907)
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May, 31
- Deaths
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