May 23

Events

 * 1903 - Paris and Rome were linked by telephone for first time.
 * 1905 - Thomas A. Edison is issued a patent for a "Process of Duplicating Phonographic Records" (U.S. 790351)
 * 1916 - Thomas A. Edison is issued three patents for his "Phonograph or Talking Machine."

Births

 * 1741 –, Italian composer (d. 1801)
 * 1910 –, American actor and musician (d. 1986)
 * 1910 –, American clarinetist and bandleader (d. 2004)
 * 1912 –, French composer (d. 1997)
 * 1913 –, Puerto Rican singer
 * 1920 –, American singer (d. 1993)
 * 1921 –, English musician (d. 2008)
 * 1923 –, Spanish pianist
 * 1925 –, American musician
 * 1928 –, French Canadian singer (d. 1998)
 * 1934 –, American inventor (d. 2005)
 * 1936 –, German opera singer
 * 1939 –, French composer and songwriter (d. 2004)
 * 1952 –, French singer
 * 1955 –, Irish singer/songwriter
 * 1958 –, French singer
 * 1967 –, English drummer (Radiohead)
 * 1970 –, American Musician
 * 1973 –, Italian Musician
 * 1974 –, American singer
 * 1974 –, Spanish singer
 * 1978 –, American drummer (blink-182)
 * 1981 –, Welsh dancer and singer (The Pipettes)
 * 1982 –, Danish singer
 * 1982 –, American musician
 * 1983 –, English singer (Sugababes)
 * 1987 –, American Musician