January 23rd
254 Notable deaths
Bobby Wanzer
American basketball player and coach (1921–2016).
Born June 4th, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Pittsford. [ref]
Joseph Hardy Neesima
Japanese missionary (1843-1890).
Born February 12th, 1843 in Kanda.
Died January 23rd, 1890 at 46 years old in Oiso (peritonitis).
R. Nagaswamy
Indian academic (1930–2022).
Born August 10th, 1930 in Chennai.
Died January 23rd, 2022 at 91 years old [ref]
Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
German prince (1870–1942).
Born September 15th, 1870 in Ebenthal.
Died January 23rd, 1942 at 71 years old in Innsbruck.
Henry Maudsley
British psychiatrist (1835–1918).
Born February 5th, 1835 in Giggleswick.
Died January 23rd, 1918 at 82 years old in Bushey.
William Lawvere
American mathematician.
Born February 9th, 1937 in Muncie.
Died January 23rd, 2023 at 85 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Ayşen Gruda
Turkish actor (1944–2019).
Born August 22nd, 1944 in Yeşilköy.
Died January 23rd, 2019 at 74 years old in Istanbul (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz
German neuroscientist (1836-1921).
Born October 6th, 1836 in Hehlen. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1921 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Eugen Bolz
German politician (1881-1945).
Born December 15th, 1881 in Rottenburg am Neckar.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 63 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Apollinary Vasnetsov
Russian artist (1856-1933).
Born August 6th, 1856 in Ryabovo.
Died January 23rd, 1933 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Ishwar Chandra Gupta
Indian bengali poet and writer.
Born March 6th, 1812 in Kanchrapara.
Died January 23rd, 1859 at 46 years old in Kolkata.
Edward Shils
American sociologist.
Born July 1st, 1910 in Chicago.
Died January 23rd, 1995 at 84 years old in Chicago.
Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro
Portuguese artist (1846-1905).
Born March 21st, 1846 in Lisbon.
Died January 23rd, 1905 at 58 years old in Lisbon.
Anne Whitney
American sculptor (1821-1915).
Born September 2nd, 1821 in Watertown.
Died January 23rd, 1915 at 93 years old in Boston.
Józef Glemp
Catholic cardinal, primate of poland (1981–2009).
Born December 18th, 1929 in Inowrocław.
Died January 23rd, 2013 at 83 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer).
Brian Crowley
Irish politician (1964-2026).
Born March 4th, 1964 in Blackrock.
Died January 23rd, 2026 at 61 years old in Cork. [ref]
Ignacy Domeyko
Polish-chilean geologist and educator (1802–1889).
Born July 3rd, 1802 in Niedźwiadka estate. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1889 at 86 years old in Santiago. [ref]
George Perle
American composer (1915–2009).
Born May 6th, 1915 in Bayonne.
Died January 23rd, 2009 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Nell Shipman
Actress, screenwriter, producer, animal trainer (1892–1970).
Born October 25th, 1892 in Victoria.
Died January 23rd, 1970 at 77 years old in Cabazon.
Yakov Frenkel
Russian physicist (1894–1952).
Born February 10th, 1894 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 23rd, 1952 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gábor Péter
Hungarian communist politician (1906–1993).
Born May 14th, 1906 in Újfehértó.
Died January 23rd, 1993 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Roland Huntford
British writer.
Born September 4th, 1927 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2026 at 98 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Frederick Ballantyne
Vincentian cardiologist (1936-2020).
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 83 years old [ref]
Joseph M. Newman
American film director (1909-2006).
Born August 7th, 1909 in Logan.
Died January 23rd, 2006 at 96 years old in Simi Valley.
Johanna Brandt
South african propagandist of afrikaner nationalism, spy during the boer war, prophet and writer on controversial health subjects. (1876–1964).
Born November 18th, 1876 in Heidelberg.
Died January 23rd, 1964 at 87 years old in South Africa.
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy