February 23rd
201 Notable deaths
John Robert Gregg
Irish inventor and writer.
Born June 17th, 1867 in Rockcorry.
Died February 23rd, 1948 at 80 years old in New York City (disease).
Antonietta Stella
Singer (1929–2022).
Born March 15th, 1929 in Perugia.
Died February 23rd, 2022 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Derek Ibbotson
Athletics competitor.
Born June 17th, 1932 in Huddersfield.
Died February 23rd, 2017 at 84 years old in Wakefield. [ref]
Donald E. Williams
American astronaut (1942–2016).
Born February 13th, 1942 in Lafayette.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 74 years old (stroke). [ref]
Vera Komissarzhevskaya
Russian actress and theatre patron (1864–1910).
Born November 8th, 1864 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 23rd, 1910 at 45 years old in Tashkent (smallpox).
Robert Triffin
American economist (1911–1993).
Born October 5th, 1911 in Flobecq.
Died February 23rd, 1993 at 81 years old in Ostend.
Ira Gitler
American sports journalist and music critic (1928-2019).
Born December 18th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died February 23rd, 2019 at 90 years old in New York City.
Fritz Reck-Malleczewen
German writer.
Born August 11th, 1884 in Masuria. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1945 at 60 years old in Dachau concentration camp (typhus, ballistic trauma). [ref]
David Waddington, Baron Waddington
British politician (1929-2017).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Burnley.
Died February 23rd, 2017 at 87 years old in South Cheriton.
Curt Michel
American astronaut.
Born June 5th, 1934 in La Crosse.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 80 years old in Houston.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy