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February 23rd
201 Notable deaths
Tony Earl
American politician.
Born April 12th, 1936 in Lansing.
Died February 23rd, 2023 at 86 years old in Madison (stroke). [ref]
Joseph W. Barr
American politician (1918-1996).
Born January 17th, 1918 in Bicknell.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Playa del Carmen.
Ronald Scobie
British army general.
Born June 8th, 1893 in Mandalay.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 75 years old in Aldershot.
Hans Hellmut Kirst
German writer (1914–1989).
Born December 5th, 1914 in Ostróda.
Died February 23rd, 1989 at 74 years old in Werdum. [ref]
Don Cornell
American singer (1919-2004).
Born April 21st, 1919 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 84 years old in Aventura (diabetes). [ref]
Sverre Fehn
Norwegian architect (1924-2009).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Kongsberg. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Julieta Lanteri
Argentine pharmacologist and suffragist.
Born March 22nd, 1873 in Province of Cuneo.
Died February 23rd, 1932 at 58 years old in Buenos Aires.
Margaret Maron
American crime fiction writer.
Born August 25th, 1938 in Greensboro. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Raleigh (stroke). [ref]
Ernst Neufert
German architect (1900–1986).
Born March 15th, 1900 in Freyburg.
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 85 years old in Rolle.
Marcel Griaule
French anthropologist (1898-1956).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Aisy-sur-Armançon. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1956 at 57 years old in Paris. [ref]
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