January 23rd
254 Notable deaths
Holcombe Ward
Us tennis player (1878–1967).
Born November 23rd, 1878 in New York City.
Died January 23rd, 1967 at 88 years old in Red Bank.
Nikolaus Gross
German resistance fighter (1898–1945).
Born September 30th, 1898 in Niederwenigern.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Alfred Körner
Austrian footballer (1926-2020).
Born February 14th, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Vienna (disease). [ref]
Robert Montgomery Bird
American novelist, playwright, physician (1806–1854).
Born February 5th, 1806 in New Castle. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1854 at 47 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Charles Glen King
United states biochemist (1896-1988).
Born October 22nd, 1896 in Entiat.
Died January 23rd, 1988 at 91 years old in West Chester.
Hermann Recknagel
German general (1892–1945).
Born July 18th, 1892 in Hofgeismar.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 52 years old in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Barbara Krafftówna
Polish actress (1928–2022).
Born December 5th, 1928 in Warsaw.
Died January 23rd, 2022 at 93 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna. [ref]
Elisabeta Polihroniade
Romanian chess player (1935–2016).
Born April 24th, 1935 in Bucharest.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 80 years old [ref]
Lucila Gamero Medina
Honduran writer (1873-1964).
Born June 12th, 1873 in Danlí.
Died January 23rd, 1964 at 90 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel
Dutch botanist (1811-1871).
Born October 24th, 1811 in Neuenhaus.
Died January 23rd, 1871 at 59 years old in Utrecht.
Friedrich von Schmidt
Austrian architect (1825–1891).
Born October 22nd, 1825 in Gschwend.
Died January 23rd, 1891 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Roger Pierre
French comedic actor (1923-2010).
Born August 30th, 1923 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 23rd, 2010 at 86 years old in Le Port-Marly (cancer). [ref]
Jaroslav Foglar
Czech comics screenwriter and writer (1907-1999).
Born July 6th, 1907 in Prague.
Died January 23rd, 1999 at 91 years old in Thomayer Hospital.
Adolf Jensen
German pianist, composer and music teacher (1837–1879).
Born January 12th, 1837 in Königsberg.
Died January 23rd, 1879 at 42 years old in Baden-Baden (tuberculosis).
Matteo Bartoli
Italian linguist (1873–1946).
Born November 22nd, 1873 in Labin.
Died January 23rd, 1946 at 72 years old in Turin.
Alexander Veltman
Russian writer (1800–1870).
Born July 20th, 1800 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 23rd, 1870 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Ernst Seidler von Feuchtenegg
Austrian lawyer (1862-1931).
Born June 5th, 1862 in Schwechat.
Died January 23rd, 1931 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Anthony de Jasay
Hungarian economist, philosopher (1925–2019).
Born October 15th, 1925 in Aba.
Died January 23rd, 2019 at 93 years old in Néville. [ref]
Batir Zakirov
Uzbek singer, actor and painter (1936–1985).
Born April 26th, 1936 in Moscow.
Died January 23rd, 1985 at 48 years old in Tashkent (liver cirrhosis).
María Guerrero
Spanish actor and director (1867-1928).
Born April 17th, 1867 in Madrid.
Died January 23rd, 1928 at 60 years old in Madrid (kidney disease).
Dmytro Grabovskyy
Ukrainian road bicycle racer (1985–2017).
Born September 30th, 1985 in Simferopol.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 31 years old in Arad (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Serge Korber
French director and screenwriter (1936–2022).
Born February 1st, 1936 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 23rd, 2022 at 85 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Józef Gosławski
Polish sculptor and medallic artist (1908–1963).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Polanówka. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1963 at 54 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Béla Várady
Hungarian footballer (1953–2014).
Born April 12th, 1953 in Gömörszőlős.
Died January 23rd, 2014 at 60 years old in Budapest.
Dobri Hristov
Bulgarian composer (1875-1941).
Born December 14th, 1875 in Varna.
Died January 23rd, 1941 at 65 years old in Sofia.
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson