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October 23rd
135 Notable deaths
Oskar Böhme
German composer and trumpeter.
Born February 24th, 1870 in Dresden.
Died October 23rd, 1938 at 68 years old in Orenburg.
Antonio Caggiano
Argentine cardinal.
Born January 30th, 1889 in Coronda.
Died October 23rd, 1979 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease).
Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero
Guatemalan president (1946–2024).
Born November 26th, 1946 in Santa Catarina Mita. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2024 at 77 years old [ref]
Libor Pešek
Czech conductor.
Born June 22nd, 1933 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2022 at 89 years old in Prague. [ref]
Mongi Slim
Tunisian politician and diplomat.
Born September 1st, 1908 in Tunis.
Died October 23rd, 1969 at 61 years old in Tunis.
Reg Butler
British artist (1913-1981).
Born April 28th, 1913 in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1981 at 68 years old in Berkhamsted. [ref]
Ilya Lifshitz
Theoretical physicist.
Born January 13th, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died October 23rd, 1982 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Frederick Burton
American actor (1871-1957).
Born October 20th, 1871 in Indianapolis.
Died October 23rd, 1957 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
Marcel Brion
French writer.
Born November 21st, 1895 in Marseille. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1984 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Banine
French-azerbaijani writer.
Born December 18th, 1905 in Baku.
Died October 23rd, 1992 at 86 years old in Paris.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 135
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