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May 23, 1951 —
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess master who dominated...
May 23, 1848 — August 10, 1896
Otto Lilienthal
Otto Lilienthal was a German aviation pioneer. Lilienthal was the...
May 23, 1908 — January 30, 1991
John Bardeen
John Bardeen was an American physicist who was co-winner of the Nobel...
July 17, 1487 — May 23, 1524
Ismāʿīl I
Ismāʿīl I was the shah of Iran (1501–24) and religious leader who...
February 8, 1944 — May 23, 2025
Sebastião Salgado
Sebastião Salgado was a Brazilian photojournalist whose dramatic black-and-white...
February 11, 1921 — May 23, 2006
Lloyd Bentsen
Lloyd Bentsen was an American Democratic politician who was a longtime...
August 21, 1789 — May 23, 1857
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
Augustin-Louis Cauchy was a French mathematician who pioneered in...
December 21, 1795 — May 23, 1886
Leopold von Ranke
Leopold von Ranke was a leading German historian of the 19th century,...