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February 23rd
201 Notable deaths
Eduard von Capelle
German admiral (1855-1931).
Born October 10th, 1855 in Celle.
Died February 23rd, 1931 at 75 years old in Wiesbaden.
José María Moncada
President of nicaragua (1870-1945).
Born December 8th, 1870 in Nicaragua.
Died February 23rd, 1945 at 74 years old in Managua.
Boris Slutsky
Russian poet.
Born May 7th, 1919 in Sloviansk. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 66 years old in Tula. [ref]
Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine
French painter (1745-1830).
Born July 15th, 1945 in Misy-sur-Yonne. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1830 at -116 years old in Paris. [ref]
Benno Besson
Swiss theatre director and actor (1922–2006).
Born November 4th, 1922 in Yverdon-les-Bains. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2006 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Marigo Posio
Albanian activist.
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Korçë.
Died February 23rd, 1932 at 50 years old in Vlorë (tuberculosis).
János Göröcs
Hungarian footballer (1939-2020).
Died February 23rd, 2020 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Samuel Berger
American boxer (1884–1925).
Born December 25th, 1884 in Chicago.
Died February 23rd, 1925 at 40 years old in San Francisco.
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Lebedev
Chief justice of the supreme court of russia.
Born August 14th, 1943 in Moscow.
Died February 23rd, 2024 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Louis Plack Hammett
American chemist.
Born April 7th, 1894 in Wilmington.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 92 years old in New Jersey.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn