Historical Figures Born in 1923 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 289 of 289

Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015)

Sep 16 Founding father of modern Singapore and 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-90), born in Singapore

Sep 17 John Rigby Hale, British linguist and historian, born in Ashford, Kent (d. 1999)
Sep 18 Bertha Wilson, Canadian lawyer and the 1st woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland (d. 2007)
Sep 18 Jur Mellema, Dutch politician (CHU), born in Nieuw-Scheemda, Netherlands (d. 2017)
Sep 18 Peter Smithson, English architect, born in Stockton-on-Tees, England (d. 2003)
Sep 18 Queen Anne of Romania [Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma], wife of Michael I King of Romania, born in Paris (d. 2016)
Sep 20 Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish poet (A Little Bouquet), born in Northern Ireland (d. 1997)
Sep 22 Dannie Abse, Welsh poet and writer, born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2014)
Sep 23 Samuel V. Wilson, American ex-director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and former Army lieutenant general, born in Rice, Virginia (d. 2017)
Sep 24 Ladislav Fuks, Czech writer, born in Prague (d. 1994)
Sep 24 Mervyn Brown, British diplomat and historian of Madagascar
Sep 28 Fred Robbins, American broadcaster (Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1992)
Sep 28 John Scott, Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish peer, then largest landowner in Scotland, 1st MP in a wheelchair (d. 2007)
Sep 29 Stan Berenstain, American children's author (The Berenstain Bears), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
Oct 2 Jack Dellal, English immovables-goedbezitter/multi-millionaire, (d. 2012)
Oct 3 Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician, born in Vieille Case, Dominica (d. 2004)
Oct 5 Philip Berrigan, American peace activist and Roman Catholic priest, born in Two Harbors, Minnesota (d. 2002)
Oct 5 Stig Dagerman, Swedish writer (Burned Child), born in Älvkarleby, Uppsala County, Sweden (d. 1954)
Oct 6 Yaşar Kemal, Turkish writer (Memed, My Hawk), born in Hemite, Osmaniye, Ottoman Empire (d. 2015)
Oct 7 Irma Grese, Supervisor at Nazi concentration camps
Oct 7 Jean-Paul Riopelle, Québécois member of Les Automatistes (d. 2002)
Oct 12 Jean Nidetch, businesswoman and founder of Weight Watchers, born in Brooklyn, New York
Oct 13 Dorothy Bolden, American civil and women's rights activist, and founder of the National Domestic Worker's Union of America, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2005)
Oct 15 Italo Calvino, Italian author (If on a Winter's Night a Traveler), born in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba (d. 1985)
Oct 18 Suzanne Perlman, Hungarian-Dutch Antilian painter
Oct 20 Joe Minogue, British journalist (Guardian)
Oct 24 Denise Levertov, American poet and essayist (Joy Beneath the Skin), born in Ilford, Essex, England (d. 1997)
Oct 27 Roy Lichtenstein, Pop art painter (painted comic book panels), born in NYC, New York (d. 1997)

Carl Djerassi (1923-2015)

Oct 29 Austrian-born American chemist and father of the contraceptive pill, born in Vienna, Austria

Oct 31 Hicks B. Waldron, Chairman and CEO of Avon Products, Inc., born in Amsterdam, New York (d. 2017)
Nov 1 Edward A de Jongh, Antillian author (The Arch)
Nov 1 Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian-American sci-fi author (Genetic General), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 2001)
Nov 3 Tomás Cardinal Ó Fiaich, Northern Irish clergyman (d. 1990)
Nov 4 Freddy Heineken, Dutch beer brewer (Heineken), born in Amsterdam (d. 2002)
Nov 8 Dmitry Jazov, Russian Minister of Defense (1991 coup), born in Omsk Oblast, Soviet Union

Jack Kilby (1923-2005)

Nov 8 American electrical engineer (Nobel Prize in Physics, 2000 - handheld calculator, integrated circuit), born in Jefferson City, Missouri

Nov 13 Arthur Hiller, Canadian director (Love Story), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 2016)
Nov 17 Robert Francis Vere Heuston, British professor of law

Alan Shepard (1923-1998)

Nov 18 American astronaut and 1st American in space, born in Derry, New Hampshire

Nov 18 Ted Stevens, American politician (U.S. Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2010)
Nov 20 Beryl Sprinkel, American economist (Council of Economic Advisers), born in Richmond, Missouri (d. 2009)
Nov 20 Nadine Gordimer, South African author (July's people, Nobel 1991), born in Springs, Transvaal, (d. 2014)
Nov 23 Angelo John Novarese, American record company founder (Hi Tunes)
Nov 23 Daniel Brewster, American politician (Rep-D-Maryland 1963-69), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2007)
Nov 23 Guy [Gaetano] Molinari, American politician (Rep-New York, 1981-1983), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
Nov 25 Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland (1982-94), born in Turku (d. 2017)
Nov 27 Robert A. Young, American politician (Rep-D-MO, 1977-87), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
Nov 28 Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (Rep-R-MD, 1985-95), born in Ruth, Nevada (d. 2016)
Nov 28 Phyllis Jenkins, American literary & theatrical agent community activist, born in New York (d. 2004)
Dec 1 Morris [Maurice De Bevere], Belgian cartoonist (Lucky Luke), born in Kortrijk, Belgium (d. 2001)
Dec 1 Stansfield Turner, American admiral and CIA director (1977-81), born in Highland Park, Illinois (d. 2018)
Dec 2 Meshulam Riklis, Turkish-born Israeli businessman and husband of Pia Zadora, born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2019)
Dec 4 Charles Keating, American district attorney (Los Angeles California), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2014)
Dec 5 Vladimir Tendryakov, Russian writer (Three, Seven, Ace), born in Makarovskaya, Vologda Oblast (d. 1984)
Dec 8 Rudolph Pariser, American chemist, born in Harbin, China
Dec 10 Jorge Semprún, Spanish-French writer (2nd mort de R Mercader, Z), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2011)
Dec 13 Antoni Tapies, Spanish painter, sculptor and theorist (Dau al Set), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2012)
Dec 13 Frankie Fraser, English gangster who spent 42 years in jail, born in London, England (d. 2014)
Dec 13 Fred van der Spek, Dutch 2nd chamber member (PSP), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2017)
Dec 14 Gerard Reve, Dutch writer (Evenings, Dear Guys), born in Amsterdam (d. 2006)
Dec 15 Freeman Dyson, American physicist (known for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering), born in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England (d. 2020)
Dec 15 Uziel Gal, Israeli firearm designer (Uzi submachine gun), born in Weimar, Germany (d. 2002)
Dec 15 Valentin Varennikov, Soviet-Russian general and statesman, born in Krasnodar, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (d. 2009)
Dec 16 (Silvio) "Tip" Marugg, Antillian poet and writer (Weekend Pilgrimage), born in Willemstad, Curaçao (d. 2006)
Dec 17 Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian (d. 2006)
Dec 18 Lotti van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor and painter, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1999)
Dec 19 Luigi Innocenti, Italian motorbike and auto tycoon (Lambretta), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1995)
Dec 21 Intizar Hussain, Urdu writer and columnist, born in Dibai, Bulandshahr (d. 2016) (approx. date)
Dec 23 James Stockdale, American admiral (Vietnam) andRoss Perot's 1992 running mate, born in Abingdon, Illinois (d. 2005)
Dec 23 Lucas Mangope, 1st president of Bophuthatswana (1977-94) (d. 2018)
Dec 24 George Patton IV, American general in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2004)
Dec 24 Wilton S Mkwayi, South African ANC leader, born in Middledrift, Eastern Cape (d. 2004)
Dec 27 Serge Collot, French violist (Paris Opera, 1957-86; Le Trio à Cordes Français, 1960-92), and music educator (Conservatoire de Paris, 1969-89), born in Paris, France (d. 2015)
Dec 30 Sara A Lidman, Swedish author (Jag Och Min Son, Samtal in Hanoi)