May 23. Cyrill Demian receives patent for the accordion in 1829.

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May 23, 1829.  Cyrill Demian receives patent for the accordion, in Vienna, Austria in 1829.Accordion star Dale Shirley poses with her instrument in a publicity photo from circa 1950.

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May 23. Jack Taylor is born in 1873.