October 23rd
150 Notable deaths
Bert Haanstra
Dutch film director (1916-1997).
Born May 31st, 1916 in Rijssen-Holten. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 81 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Dorothy Dunbar
American actress (1902-1992).
Born May 28th, 1902 in Cripple Creek.
Died October 23rd, 1992 at 90 years old in Seattle.
Yon Hyong-muk
7th premier of north korea (1931-2005).
Born November 3rd, 1931 in Kankyō-hoku Prefecture.
Died October 23rd, 2005 at 73 years old in Pyongyang (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Melchior Lengyel
Hungarian writer (1880-1974).
Born January 12th, 1880 in Balmazújváros.
Died October 23rd, 1974 at 94 years old in Budapest.
András Hegedüs
Hungarian politician (1922-1999).
Born October 31st, 1922 in Szilsárkány.
Died October 23rd, 1999 at 76 years old in Budapest. [ref]
John Muth
American economist (1930-2005).
Born September 27th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died October 23rd, 2005 at 75 years old in Key West.
William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow
British conservative politician and governor of new zealand (1853–1911).
Born March 7th, 1853 in Old Alresford.
Died October 23rd, 1911 at 58 years old in Hendon.
Milan Gorkić
Politician (1904-1937).
Born February 19th, 1904 in Sarajevo.
Died October 23rd, 1937 at 33 years old in Moscow.
Natalie Curtis
American ethnomusicologist (1875-1921).
Born April 26th, 1875 in New York City.
Died October 23rd, 1921 at 46 years old in Paris.
Erich Köhler
German politician, president of the bundestag (1892-1958).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Erfurt.
Died October 23rd, 1958 at 66 years old in Wiesbaden.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 150
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci