January 23rd
201 Notable deaths
Alois Hudec
Czech sport gymnast (1908-1997).
Born July 12th, 1908 in Račice.
Died January 23rd, 1997 at 88 years old in Prague.
Reinhold Frank
German lawyer.
Born July 23rd, 1896 in Bachhaupten.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 48 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Violetta Ferrari
Hungarian actress.
Born April 25th, 1930 in Hódmezővásárhely. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Richard Sheldon
American shot put and discus olympian (1878-1935).
Born July 9th, 1878 in Rutland.
Died January 23rd, 1935 at 56 years old in New York City.
Ota Zaremba
Czech weightlifter (1957–2026).
Born April 22nd, 1957 in Havířov.
Died January 23rd, 2026 at 68 years old [ref]
Héctor Rossetto
Argentine chess player.
Born September 8th, 1922 in Bahía Blanca.
Died January 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Johnny Mauro
Racecar driver (1910–2003).
Born October 25th, 1910 in Denver.
Died January 23rd, 2003 at 92 years old in Golden.
Oleg Velyky
Ukrainian and german handball player (1977-2010).
Born October 14th, 1977 in Brovary.
Died January 23rd, 2010 at 32 years old in Kyiv (melanoma). [ref]
Lothar Metz
East german wrestler.
Born January 16th, 1939 in Meerane.
Died January 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Rostock. [ref]
Frederick Holman
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born February 9th, 1883 in Dawlish. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1913 at 29 years old in Exeter. [ref]
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young