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October 23rd
150 Notable deaths
Sirkka Turkka
Finnish poet and author (1939–2021).
Born February 2nd, 1939 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Lohja. [ref]
Mariano Suárez Veintimilla
President of ecuador (1947).
Born June 8th, 1897 in Otavalo.
Died October 23rd, 1980 at 83 years old in Quito.
Askanaz Mravyan
Soviet politician (1886-1929).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Ganja.
Died October 23rd, 1929 at 43 years old in Yerevan.
José Muguerza
Spanish footballer (1911-1980).
Born September 15th, 1911 in Eibar.
Died October 23rd, 1980 at 69 years old in Mexico City.
Santos Juliá
Spanish historian.
Born September 16th, 1940 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (cancer). [ref]
Krunoslav Hulak
Chess player.
Born May 25th, 1951 in Osijek.
Died October 23rd, 2015 at 64 years old in Zagreb.
Pierre Cérésole
Swiss pacifist, engineer and quaker (1879-1945).
Born August 17th, 1879 in Lausanne.
Died October 23rd, 1945 at 66 years old in Lutry.
Július Torma
Czechoslovak boxer (1922–1991).
Born March 7th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died October 23rd, 1991 at 69 years old in Prague.
Michael Peter
Field hockey player (1949-1997).
Born May 7th, 1949 in Heidelberg.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 48 years old in Leimen.
Anatoly Lutikov
Russian chess grandmaster (1933–1989).
Born February 5th, 1933 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 23rd, 1989 at 56 years old in Tiraspol. [ref]
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