November 23rd
228 Notable deaths
Charles Bourseul
French inventor (1829–1912).
Born April 28th, 1829 in Brussels.
Died November 23rd, 1912 at 83 years old in Saint-Céré.
Allan Harris
English footballer (1942–2017).
Born December 28th, 1942 in London.
Died November 23rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Epsom. [ref]
York Bowen
English composer and pianist (1884-1961).
Born February 22nd, 1884 in London.
Died November 23rd, 1961 at 77 years old in London.
Jim Rathmann
American racecar driver (1928-2011).
Born July 16th, 1928 in Valparaiso.
Died November 23rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Tomitarō Horii
Japanese general (1890–1942).
Born November 7th, 1890 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died November 23rd, 1942 at 52 years old in New Guinea (drowning).
Gerhard Stoltenberg
German politician and minister (1928-2001).
Born September 29th, 1928 in Kiel.
Died November 23rd, 2001 at 73 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Ryu Mi-yong
North korean politician (1921-2016).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Manchuria.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Pyongyang (cancer). [ref]
Alf Prøysen
Norwegian singer-songwriter and author (1914-1970).
Born July 23rd, 1914 in Rudshøgda.
Died November 23rd, 1970 at 56 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Hong Rengan
Chinese politician (1822-1864).
Born February 18th, 1822 in Huadu District.
Died November 23rd, 1864 at 42 years old in Nanchang (slow slicing).
Dan Fante
American writer (1944–2015).
Born February 19th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died November 23rd, 2015 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer).
James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
Prime minister of saint vincent and the grenadines (1931–2021).
Born May 15th, 1931 in Bequia.
Died November 23rd, 2021 at 90 years old in Bequia. [ref]
Mariano Melgarejo
President of bolivia (1820-1871).
Born April 13th, 1820 in Cochabamba.
Died November 23rd, 1871 at 51 years old in Lima. [ref]
Urmuz
Romanian writer (1883–1923).
Born March 17th, 1883 in Curtea de Argeș.
Died November 23rd, 1923 at 40 years old in Bucharest (shooting).
H. C. Robbins Landon
American musicologist (1926–2009).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Boston. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2009 at 83 years old in Rabastens. [ref]
Friedrich Albert Lange
German philosopher and sociologist (1828-1875).
Born September 28th, 1828 in Wald.
Died November 23rd, 1875 at 47 years old in Marburg.
Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Nepalese politician (1875-1952).
Born April 19th, 1875 in Kathmandu.
Died November 23rd, 1952 at 77 years old in Dehradun.
Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili
Iranian politician (1926-2016).
Born January 28th, 1926 in Ardabil.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 90 years old in Tehran (disease). [ref]
Shangguan Yunzhu
Chinese actress (1920-1968).
Born March 2nd, 1920 in Jiangyin.
Died November 23rd, 1968 at 48 years old in Shanghai (falling from height).
Otto Erich Deutsch
Austrian musicologist (1883–1967).
Born September 5th, 1883 in Vienna.
Died November 23rd, 1967 at 84 years old in Baden.
Charles Ray
American actor and film director (1891-1943).
Born March 15th, 1891 in Jacksonville.
Died November 23rd, 1943 at 52 years old in Los Angeles.
El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka
Algerian musicians (1907-1978).
Born May 20th, 1907 in Algiers.
Died November 23rd, 1978 at 71 years old in Algiers.
Hilda Petrie
British egyptologist and archaeologist (1871-1956).
Born June 8th, 1871 in Dublin.
Died November 23rd, 1956 at 85 years old in London.
Kenzō Masaoka
Animator from japan.
Born October 5th, 1898 in Osaka.
Died November 23rd, 1988 at 90 years old in Tokyo.
Alberto Natusch
President of bolivia (1933-1994).
Born May 23rd, 1933 in Beni Department.
Died November 23rd, 1994 at 61 years old in Santa Cruz Department.
Erik Werenskiold
Norwegian artist (1855-1938).
Born February 11th, 1855 in Eidskog Municipality.
Died November 23rd, 1938 at 83 years old in Oslo.
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