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October 23rd
150 Notable deaths
Ghulam Azam
Bangladeshi politician (1922-2014).
Born November 7th, 1922 in Dhaka.
Died October 23rd, 2014 at 91 years old in Dhaka (stroke).
Lou Jacobi
Actor (1913-2009).
Born December 28th, 1913 in Toronto.
Died October 23rd, 2009 at 95 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Leon Cooper
American physicist (1930–2024).
Born February 28th, 1930 in New York City.
Died October 23rd, 2024 at 94 years old in Providence. [ref]
Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia
Russian prince (1896-1978).
Born October 17th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Znamenka Palace.
Died October 23rd, 1978 at 82 years old in Rome.
George B. Cortelyou
American politician (1862-1940).
Born July 26th, 1862 in New York City.
Died October 23rd, 1940 at 78 years old in Long Island.
Anthony Caro
English abstract sculptor (1924-2013).
Born March 8th, 1924 in Surrey. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2013 at 89 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Princess Irmingard of Bavaria
Bavarian princess.
Born May 29th, 1923 in Berchtesgaden.
Died October 23rd, 2010 at 87 years old in Leutstetten. [ref]
Paul J. Weitz
American astronaut.
Born July 25th, 1932 in Erie. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 85 years old in Flagstaff (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Gustav Krukenberg
German general (1888-1980).
Died October 23rd, 1980 at 92 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Charles Glover Barkla
English physicist (1877-1944).
Born June 7th, 1877 in Widnes.
Died October 23rd, 1944 at 67 years old in Edinburgh.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks