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January 23rd
185 Notable deaths
Helmuth Kahl
Modern pentathlete.
Born February 17th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died January 23rd, 1974 at 72 years old
Domingo Drummond
Honduran footballer (1957-2002).
Born April 14th, 1957 in Puerto Cortés.
Died January 23rd, 2002 at 44 years old in Honduras.
Vladimir Belyayev
Soviet footballer (1933-2001).
Born September 15th, 1933 in Nalchik.
Died January 23rd, 2001 at 67 years old
Ernest Peirce
Boxer.
Born September 25th, 1909 in Somerset West.
Died January 23rd, 1998 at 88 years old in Apache Junction.
Hjalmart Andersen
Gymnast (1889–1974).
Born October 11th, 1889 in Stubbekøbing.
Died January 23rd, 1974 at 84 years old in Risskov.
Allan Bohlin
Swedish actor.
Born November 5th, 1907 in Stockholm.
Died January 23rd, 1959 at 51 years old in Stockholm.
Ivan Mushketov
Geologist and geographer (1850-1902).
Born January 21st, 1850 in Alexeyevskaya, Volgograd Oblast. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1902 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia). [ref]
Hans Christian Sørensen
Danish gymnast (1900-1984).
Born October 11th, 1900 in Drigstrup Sogn.
Died January 23rd, 1984 at 83 years old in Drigstrup Sogn.
Esther Jansma
Dutch poet, writer and archeologist.
Born December 24th, 1958 in Amsterdam.
Died January 23rd, 2025 at 66 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Gösta Olson
Gymnast (1883-1966).
Born May 10th, 1883 in Linköping cathedral. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1966 at 82 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin