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Dead at age 23
123 Notable deaths
River Phoenix
American actor and musician (1970-1993).
Born August 23rd, 1970 in Madras. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1993 at 23 years old in West Hollywood (heart failure, drug overdose). [ref]
Selena
American singer (1971–1995).
Born April 16th, 1971 in Lake Jackson.
Died March 31st, 1995 at 23 years old in Corpus Christi (ballistic trauma).
Bhagat Singh
Indian revolutionary (1907–1931).
Born September 28th, 1907 in British Raj, Banga.
Died March 23rd, 1931 at 23 years old in Lahore (hanging).
August Ames
Canadian pornographic actress.
Born August 23rd, 1994 in Antigonish.
Died December 5th, 2017 at 23 years old in Camarillo (hanging).
Ian Curtis
English musician (1956–1980).
Born July 15th, 1956 in Stretford. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1980 at 23 years old in Macclesfield (hanging). [ref]
Anneliese Michel
German homicide victim (1952-1976).
Born September 21st, 1952 in Leiblfing.
Died July 1st, 1976 at 23 years old in Klingenberg am Main (dehydration, starvation, undernutrition). [ref]
Gavrilo Princip
Bosnian assassin.
Born July 25th, 1894 in Obljaj.
Died April 28th, 1918 at 23 years old in Theresienstadt Small Fortress (tuberculosis). [ref]
Seung-Hui Cho
South korean mass murderer; perpetrator of the virginia tech massacre (1984-2007).
Born January 18th, 1984 in Asan.
Died April 16th, 2007 at 23 years old in Blacksburg (shot to the head). [ref]
Mike Von Erich
American professional wrestler (1964-1987).
Born March 2nd, 1964 in Dallas.
Died April 12th, 1987 at 23 years old in Dallas (drug overdose).
Technoblade
American minecraft youtuber (1999–2022).
Died June 30th, 2022 at 23 years old (sarcoma). [ref]
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