On This Day

Ruth Florence Allen

May 23, 1879 – November 30, 1963

United States

Nellie Perrell Ammons

May 23, 1889 – July 18, 1988

United States

James Anderson

May 23, 1739 – October 15, 1808

United Kingdom

Michael Ashburner

May 23, 1942 – July 07, 2023

United Kingdom

Elias Ashmole

May 23, 1617 – May 18, 1692

Kingdom of England

William John Beecher

May 23, 1914 – July 27, 2002

United States

Armand Billard

May 23, 1871 – January 1942

France

Lorin Blodget

May 23, 1823 – 1901

Francesco Bonsi

May 23, 1722 – January 23, 1803

Karl Brandt

May 23, 1854 – January 07, 1931

Germany

Jacques Brez

May 23, 1771 – July 26, 1798

James Sanks Brisbin

May 23, 1837 – January 14, 1892

United States

Heinrich Brockmann-Jerosch

May 23, 1879 – February 16, 1939

Switzerland

Volker Bräutigam

May 23, 1939 – May 31, 2022

Germany

Katherine Bruderlin

May 23, 1884 – September 17, 1979

United States

Samuel Buchet

May 23, 1875 – February 21, 1956

France

Ernest Carette

May 23, 1808 – January 24, 1889

France

Alfred Hyde Cockayne

May 23, 1880 – October 21, 1966

New Zealand

Heinrich Christian Crumbach

May 23, 1791 – December 27, 1860

Susanna Bryant Dakin

May 23, 1905 – December 20, 1966

United States

Auguste Delondre

May 23, 1790 – February 27, 1865

Hermann Dingler

May 23, 1846 – December 30, 1935

Germany

George Claridge Druce

May 23, 1850 – February 29, 1932

United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Jules Dumont d'Urville

May 23, 1790 – May 08, 1842

France

Pavel Durdík

May 23, 1843 – August 17, 1903

Herwil Johan Dürr

May 23, 1921 – August 11, 2009

Martin Ekström

May 23, 1891 – March 12, 1969

Robert Etheridge, Junior

May 23, 1847 – January 04, 1920

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Australia

Giorgio Gallesio

May 23, 1772 – November 16, 1839

Italians

Dorothy Constance Gibb

May 23, 1907 – March 13, 2006

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; United Kingdom