January 23rd
254 Notable deaths
Samuel Barber
American composer (1910-1981).
Born March 9th, 1910 in West Chester.
Died January 23rd, 1981 at 70 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
Robert Nozick
American political philosopher (1938–2002).
Born November 16th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died January 23rd, 2002 at 63 years old in Cambridge (stomach cancer).
Ernie Banks
American baseball player and coach.
Born January 31st, 1931 in Dallas.
Died January 23rd, 2015 at 83 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Beuys
German artist, teacher, and theorist of art (1921–1986).
Born May 12th, 1921 in Krefeld. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1986 at 64 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure). [ref]
Helmut Newton
German-australian photographer (1920–2004).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Berlin.
Died January 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
Freddie Bartholomew
American actor (1924–1992).
Born March 28th, 1924 in London.
Died January 23rd, 1992 at 67 years old in Sarasota (heart failure).
Pierre Bonnard
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947).
Born October 3rd, 1867 in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Died January 23rd, 1947 at 79 years old in Le Cannet.
Jay Pritzker
American businessman; uncle of j.b. pritzker (1922–1999).
Born August 26th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died January 23rd, 1999 at 76 years old in Chicago.
Alexandre Cabanel
French painter (1823–1889).
Born September 28th, 1823 in Montpellier.
Died January 23rd, 1889 at 65 years old in Paris.
Jim Lehrer
American writer (1934-2020).
Born May 19th, 1934 in Wichita.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Mykola Leontovych
Ukrainian composer, ethnomusicologist, and conductor (1877–1921).
Born December 13th, 1877 in Monastirok.
Died January 23rd, 1921 at 43 years old in Markivka.
Alexander Korda
British film director (1893–1956).
Born September 16th, 1893 in Túrkeve.
Died January 23rd, 1956 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Jimmy Bain
Scottish bassist (1947–2016).
Born December 19th, 1947 in Newtonmore.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 68 years old in Atlantic Ocean (lung cancer). [ref]
Clayton Christensen
American economist (1952-2020).
Born April 6th, 1952 in Salt Lake City.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer). [ref]
Joe D'Amato
Italian film director (1936–1999).
Born December 15th, 1936 in Rome.
Died January 23rd, 1999 at 62 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Northrop Frye
Canadian literary critic and literary theorist (1912–1991).
Born July 14th, 1912 in Sherbrooke.
Died January 23rd, 1991 at 78 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Thomas A. Dorsey
American musician, composer, and christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music.
Born July 1st, 1899 in Villa Rica.
Died January 23rd, 1993 at 93 years old in Chicago.
Jonas Mekas
Lithuanian filmmaker (1922–2019).
Born December 24th, 1922 in Lithuania, Biržai.
Died January 23rd, 2019 at 96 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Charles Kingsley
British clergyman, historian and novelist (1819–1875).
Born June 12th, 1819 in Devon.
Died January 23rd, 1875 at 55 years old in Devon.
Ian Wolfe
American actor (1896-1992).
Born November 4th, 1896 in Fulton County.
Died January 23rd, 1992 at 95 years old in Los Angeles.
Ryszard Kapuściński
Polish journalist, photographer, poet and author (1932–2007).
Born March 4th, 1932 in Pinsk. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2007 at 74 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nedeljko Čabrinović
Bosnian activist (1895-1916).
Born February 1st, 1895 in Sarajevo. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1916 at 20 years old in Terezín (tuberculosis). [ref]
Jack Oakie
American actor (1903–1978).
Born November 12th, 1903 in Sedalia.
Died January 23rd, 1978 at 74 years old in Northridge (aortic aneurysm).
Muhammad Ali Bogra
Prime minister of pakistan from 1953 to 1955.
Born October 19th, 1909 in Barishal.
Died January 23rd, 1963 at 53 years old in Dhaka.
Vasili Mitrokhin
Kgb officer (1922–2004).
Born March 3rd, 1922 in Yurasovo.
Died January 23rd, 2004 at 81 years old in London.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin