Famous Birthdays
- Hellmuth Christian Wolff, German composer, teacher, musicologist and painter, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1988)
Famous Deaths
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)
Norwegian playwright (A Doll's House, Peer Gynt), dies at 78
1906 Highlights
About May 23, 1906
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 116 years, 10 months and 8 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Gemini
