Kappei Yamaguchi

Japanese actor and voice actor.

Born May 23rd, 1965 (age 60 years) in Fukuoka.

Ilia Kulik

Russian figure skater.

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

Robert Warren Miller

American-born british billionaire and entrepreneur.

Born May 23rd, 1933 (age 92 years) in Quincy.

Adam Wylie

American actor.

Born May 23rd, 1984 (age 41 years) in San Dimas.

Susan Cooper

English-american fantasy writer.

Born May 23rd, 1935 (age 90 years) in Burnham.

Otto Lilienthal

German aviation pioneer (1848-1896).

Born May 23rd, 1848 in Anklam. ^[ref]

Died August 10th, 1896 at 48 years old in Berlin (aviation accident). ^[ref]

Tim Robinson

American comedian.

Born May 23rd, 1981 (age 44 years) in Detroit.

Linda Thompson

American actress (born 1950).

Born May 23rd, 1950 (age 75 years) in Memphis.

John Newcombe

Australian tennis player.

Born May 23rd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Sydney.

Josh Cooley

American animator and film director.

Born May 23rd, 1979 (age 46 years) in Berkeley.

Jimmy McShane

Northern irish singer (1957–1995).

Born May 23rd, 1957 in Derry.

Died March 29th, 1995 at 37 years old in Derry (death from AIDS-related complications).

Josef Terboven

German politician (1898–1945).

Born May 23rd, 1898 in Essen.

Died May 8th, 1945 at 46 years old in Skaugum (dynamite).

Alfred P. Sloan

American businessman (1875–1966).

Born May 23rd, 1875 in New Haven.

Died February 17th, 1966 at 90 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (myocardial infarction).

Luca de la Torre

American soccer player.

Born May 23rd, 1998 (age 27 years) in San Diego.

Joe Slovo

South african politician (1926-1995).

Born May 23rd, 1926 in Obeliai.

Died January 6th, 1995 at 68 years old in Johannesburg (cancer).

James Gleason

American actor (1882-1959).

Born May 23rd, 1882 in New York City.

Died April 12th, 1959 at 76 years old in Woodland Hills (asthma).

Tristan Prettyman

American musician.

Born May 23rd, 1982 (age 43 years) in Del Mar.

Hugo Almeida

Portuguese footballer.

Born May 23rd, 1984 (age 41 years) in Figueira da Foz.

Pedro Chirivella

Spanish association football player.

Born May 23rd, 1997 (age 28 years) in Valencia.

Heather Wahlquist

American actress.

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

Martin Parr

British photographer (1952–2025).

Born May 23rd, 1952 in Epsom. ^[ref]

Died December 6th, 2025 at 73 years old in Bristol (myeloproliferative neoplasm). ^[ref]

Bunty Bailey

British actress, model and dancer.

Born May 23rd, 1964 (age 61 years) in England.

Dina Titus

U.s. representative from nevada.

Born May 23rd, 1950 (age 75 years) in Thomasville.

Marius Goring

British actor (1912–1998).

Born May 23rd, 1912 in Newport.

Died September 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Rushlake Green (cancer).

Edward Norton Lorenz

American mathematician and meteorologist (1917–2008).

Born May 23rd, 1917 in West Hartford.

Died April 16th, 2008 at 90 years old in Cambridge (cancer). ^[ref]