Rupert Scholz

German politician.

Born May 23rd, 1937 (age 88 years) in Berlin.

Garabet Ibrăileanu

Romanian academic (1871–1936).

Born May 23rd, 1871 in Târgu Frumos.

Died March 12th, 1936 at 64 years old in Bucharest.

Julio Acosta García

President of costa rica (1872-1954).

Born May 23rd, 1872 in San Ramón.

Died July 6th, 1954 at 82 years old in San José.

Livia Millhagen

Swedish actress.

Born May 23rd, 1973 (age 52 years) in Stockholm.

Goran Jagodnik

Slovenian basketball player.

Born May 23rd, 1974 (age 51 years) in Koper.

Amaldus Nielsen

Norwegian artist (1838-1932).

Born May 23rd, 1838 in Halse.

Died December 10th, 1932 at 94 years old in Oslo (pneumonia).

Federico Trillo

Spanish politician.

Born May 23rd, 1952 (age 73 years) in Cartagena. ^[ref]

Anatole Mallet

Swiss mechanical engineer (1837-1919).

Born May 23rd, 1837 in Carouge.

Died October 10th, 1919 at 82 years old in Nice.

Carlos Rafael Rodríguez

Cuban politician (1913-1997).

Born May 23rd, 1913 in Cienfuegos.

Died December 8th, 1997 at 84 years old in Havana (Parkinson's disease).

Igor Novikov

Ukrainian-american chess grandmaster.

Born May 23rd, 1962 (age 63 years) in Kharkiv.

Tristan Thomas

Australian athlete.

Born May 23rd, 1986 (age 39 years) in Brisbane.

Árni Páll Árnason

Icelandic politician.

Born May 23rd, 1966 (age 59 years) in Reykjavík.

Ilya Rabinovich

Russian chess player (1891-1942).

Born May 23rd, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.

Died April 23rd, 1942 at 50 years old in Perm.

Nicky Adler

German footballer.

Born May 23rd, 1985 (age 40 years) in Leipzig.

Vyacheslav Shtyrov

Russian politician.

Born May 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Khandyga.

Eka Tkeshelashvili

Georgian politician.

Born May 23rd, 1977 (age 48 years) in Tbilisi.

Kelly Jonker

Olympic field hockey player.

Born May 23rd, 1990 (age 35 years) in Amstelveen.

Johannes Fried

German historian.

Born May 23rd, 1942 in Hamburg.

Died January 18th, 2026 at 83 years old in Heidelberg. ^[ref]

Santiago Pérez de Manosalbas

President of colombia (1830-1900).

Born May 23rd, 1830 in Zipaquirá.

Died August 5th, 1900 at 70 years old in Paris.

Ernst Klodwig

Racecar driver (1903–1973).

Born May 23rd, 1903 in Aschersleben.

Died April 15th, 1973 at 69 years old in Hamburg.

Giacomo Grosso

Italian painter (1860-1938).

Born May 23rd, 1860 in Cambiano.

Died January 14th, 1938 at 77 years old in Turin.

José Avelino Bettencourt

Portuguese-canadian catholic archbishop (born 1962).

Born May 23rd, 1962 (age 63 years) in Velas. ^[ref]

Elias Kolega

Croatian alpine skier.

Born May 23rd, 1996 (age 29 years) in Munich.

Iain Jensen

Sailor.

Born May 23rd, 1988 (age 37 years) in Belmont.

Levan Moseshvili

Soviet basketball player (1940–2020).

Born May 23rd, 1940 in Tbilisi.

Died March 5th, 2020 at 79 years old in Tbilisi. ^[ref]