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January 23rd
201 Notable deaths
Giovanni Michelotti
Italian designer (1921-1980).
Born October 6th, 1921 in Turin.
Died January 23rd, 1980 at 58 years old in Turin.
Erik Olin Wright
American sociologist (1947-2019).
Born February 9th, 1947 in Berkeley.
Died January 23rd, 2019 at 71 years old in Milwaukee (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Robert Archibald
Scottish basketball player (1980–2020).
Born March 29th, 1980 in Paisley.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 39 years old in Barrington (gunshot wound). [ref]
Erwin Planck
German politician (1893-1945).
Born March 12th, 1893 in Charlottenburg.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 51 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Champaign.
Died January 23rd, 2001 at 74 years old in Minneapolis (heart failure).
Helmuth James Graf von Moltke
German resistance fighter (1907–1945).
Born March 11th, 1907 in Krzyżowa.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 37 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Riz Ortolani
Italian film composer (1926-2014).
Born March 25th, 1926 in Pesaro. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2014 at 87 years old in Rome (bronchitis).
Nicanor Parra
Chilean writer, poet, mathematician, and physicist (1914-2018).
Born September 5th, 1914 in San Fabián. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2018 at 103 years old in La Reina. [ref]
Helene Schjerfbeck
Finland swedish painter (1862-1946).
Born July 10th, 1862 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1946 at 83 years old in Saltsjöbaden. [ref]
Álvaro Colom
President of guatemala (2008-2012).
Born June 15th, 1951 in Guatemala City.
Died January 23rd, 2023 at 71 years old in Guatemala City (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 201
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau