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February 23rd
201 Notable deaths
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer (1945–1997).
Born December 12th, 1945 in Chicago.
Died February 23rd, 1997 at 51 years old in Daly City (myocardial infarction).
Herberts Cukurs
Aviator, latvian holocaust perpetrator.
Born May 17th, 1900 in Liepāja.
Died February 23rd, 1965 at 64 years old in Montevideo.
James M. Gavin
Former lieutenant general, united states army (1907-1990).
Born March 22nd, 1907 in Brooklyn.
Died February 23rd, 1990 at 82 years old in Baltimore.
Nellie Melba
Australian opera singer.
Born May 19th, 1861 in Melbourne, Richmond. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1931 at 69 years old in Sydney (sepsis). [ref]
Ben Woolf
American actor (1980-2015).
Born September 15th, 1980 in Fort Collins.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 34 years old in Los Angeles (cranial trauma, traffic collision).
Muhammad Asad
Austro-hungarian writer and academic.
Born July 2nd, 1900 in Lviv. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1992 at 91 years old in Mijas.
Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke
British noble (1886-1960); eldest child of prince henry of battenberg and princess beatrice of the united kingdom; grandson of queen victoria.
Born November 23rd, 1886 in Windsor Castle.
Died February 23rd, 1960 at 73 years old in Kensington Palace.
Hussein Kamel al-Majid
Iraqi politician (1954–1996).
Born October 21st, 1954 in Kingdom of Iraq.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 41 years old in Baghdad (shootout).
Nirmala Srivastava
Indian spiritual teacher.
Born March 21st, 1923 in Chhindwara.
Died February 23rd, 2011 at 87 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Marella Agnelli
Italian socialite.
Born May 4th, 1927 in Florence.
Died February 23rd, 2019 at 91 years old in Turin (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare