January 23rd
254 Notable deaths
Daniel Swarovski
Austrian crystal glass industrialist, founder of d. swarovski kg company (1862–1956).
Born October 24th, 1862 in Jiřetín pod Bukovou. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1956 at 93 years old in Wattens. [ref]
Prince Karl Franz of Prussia
Prussian royal (1916–1975).
Born December 15th, 1916 in City Palace.
Died January 23rd, 1975 at 58 years old in Arica.
Marie Prevost
Canadian actress (1898–1937).
Born November 8th, 1896 in Sarnia.
Died January 23rd, 1937 at 40 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).
Barrie Ingham
English actor (1932-2015).
Born February 10th, 1932 in Halifax.
Died January 23rd, 2015 at 82 years old in Palm Beach Gardens (disease).
Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince (1918–1998).
Born November 29th, 1918 in Callenberg Castle.
Died January 23rd, 1998 at 79 years old in Amstetten.
Diana Athill
British literary editor, novelist, memoirist (1917–2019).
Born December 21st, 1917 in London.
Died January 23rd, 2019 at 101 years old in London. [ref]
Richard Berry
American singer-songwriter.
Born April 11th, 1935 in Extension.
Died January 23rd, 1997 at 61 years old in Inglewood (heart failure).
Roy Geiger
United states marine corps general (1885-1947).
Born January 25th, 1885 in Middleburg.
Died January 23rd, 1947 at 61 years old in Bethesda (lung cancer).
Alexander Woollcott
American critic (1887-1943).
Born January 19th, 1887 in Phalanx.
Died January 23rd, 1943 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Max Nordau
Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic (1849–1923).
Died January 23rd, 1923 at 73 years old in Paris.
Phillips Brooks
American clergyman and author, hymnwriter (1835–1893).
Born December 13th, 1835 in Boston. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1893 at 57 years old in Boston.
Isa Boletini
Kosovo albanian guerilla leader (1864-1916).
Born January 15th, 1864 in Boletin.
Died January 23rd, 1916 at 52 years old in Podgorica.
Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist (1886–1973).
Born December 25th, 1886 in LaPlace.
Died January 23rd, 1973 at 86 years old in Honolulu.
Edward MacDowell
American composer (1860–1908).
Born December 18th, 1860 in New York City.
Died January 23rd, 1908 at 47 years old in New York City.
Hilla Limann
Eighth president of the republic of ghana (1934–1998).
Born December 12th, 1934 in Gold Coast Colony, Gwollu.
Died January 23rd, 1998 at 63 years old in Accra (diabetes).
Bimba Bosé
Spanish fashion model and singer (1975–2017).
Born October 1st, 1975 in Rome.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 41 years old in Madrid (breast cancer).
Matthias Sindelar
Austrian association football player (1903-1939).
Born February 10th, 1903 in Kozlov.
Died January 23rd, 1939 at 35 years old in Vienna (asphyxia).
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]
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We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire