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What happened in history on this day: May 23?
On May 23 in ...
- 1921 - "Shuffle Along" first black musical comedy, opens in New York City.
- 1979 - Rocker Tom Petty files chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- 2008 - At the Belgrade Arena in Serbia, the Eurovision Song Contest is held. Russian singer Dima Bilan wins with ballad "Believe". This is Russia's first win in the contest.
Births on May 23
- 1910 - Birth of Artie Shaw [Arthur Jacob Arshawsky] in New York City, New York, USA; bandleader (Come'on my House).
- 1910 - Birth of Scatman Crothers [Benjamin] in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA; actor/singer (Zapped, Shining) (dies 1986).
- 1920 - Birth of Helen O'Connell in Lima, Ohio, USA; singer ("Green Eyes", "Amapola").
- 1921 - Birth of Humphrey Lyttelton; jazz musician/actor (It's Great to Be Young).
- 1923 - Birth of Alicia de Larrocha in Copenhagen, Denmark; pianist (Orquesta Sinfonica).
- 1928 - Birth of Rosemary Clooney in Maysville, Kentucky, USA; singer/Coronet paper towels spokeswoman.
- 1943 - Birth of General George Norman Johnson; US singer ("Down at the Beach Club").
- 1943 - Birth of John "Poli" Palmer; rocker (Family).
- 1944 - Birth of Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood; American drummer (Funkadelic, Knee Deep).
- 1945 - Birth of Misty Morgan; country keyboardist (duo with Jack Blanchard).
- 1951 - Birth of Judy Rodman in Riverside, California, USA; country singer ("Girls Ride Horses Too").
- 1952 - Birth of James Mankey; rocker (Concrete Blonde).
- 1957 - Birth of Jimmy McShane; Pop singer (Baltimora - "Tarzan Boy").
- 1958 - Birth of Shelly West in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; country singer ("Red Hot", "West by West").
- 1960 - Birth of Theo Vogelaars; pop bassist (Tröckener Kecks/Paid Love).
- 1974 - Birth of Jewel [Kilcher] in Saint George, Utah, USA; folk/rock vocalist ("Pieces of You"), actor.
- 1978 - Birth of Scott Raynor, drummer and founding member of Blink-182.
- 1979 - Birth of Matt Flynn; drummer for the band Maroon 5.
- 1983 - Birth of Heidi Range; British singer (Sugababes).
Deaths on May 23
- 1968 - Merle Kendrick, orchestra leader (Window on the World), dies at age 72.
- 1983 - Death of George Bruns in Portland, Oregon, USA at age 68; Disney songwriter/composer (Sleeping Beauty, Babes in Toyland, The Sword in the Stone, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett", theme of Zorro, "Yo Ho"), named Disney Legend 2001.
- 1991 - William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician (Shamen), dies at age 30.
- 1994 - Joe Pass, US jazz guitarist (The Trio), dies at age 65.
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