February 23rd
248 Notable deaths
Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso
Catholic cardinal (1811–1883).
Born December 20th, 1811 in Murça.
Died February 23rd, 1883 at 71 years old in Lisbon.
Adam Lisewski
Polish fencer (1944–2023).
Born January 20th, 1944 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2023 at 79 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Andreas Rasmussen
Danish field hockey player (1893-1967).
Born March 15th, 1893 in Aalborg.
Died February 23rd, 1967 at 73 years old in Aalborg.
Erik Andersson
Swedish water polo player (1896-1985).
Born March 17th, 1896 in Stockholm.
Died February 23rd, 1985 at 88 years old in Stockholm.
Ernst Frick
Swiss footballer.
Born November 14th, 1909 in Switzerland.
Died February 23rd, 1954 at 44 years old in Zurich.
Harold Humby
Sport shooter (1879-1923).
Born April 8th, 1879 in London.
Died February 23rd, 1923 at 43 years old in London.
Juan Carlos Masnik
Uruguayan footballer (1943–2021).
Born March 2nd, 1943 in El Tala.
Died February 23rd, 2021 at 77 years old [ref]
Peter Kremtz
East german rower.
Born April 26th, 1940 in Meissen.
Died February 23rd, 2014 at 73 years old (myocardial infarction).
Gösta Persson
Swedish swimmer (1904–1991).
Born January 8th, 1904 in Stockholm.
Died February 23rd, 1991 at 87 years old in Malmö.
Britta Schall Holberg
Danish journalist.
Born July 25th, 1941 in Glumsø. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2022 at 80 years old [ref]
Helmut Braselmann
German handball player (1911–1993).
Born September 18th, 1911 in Barmen.
Died February 23rd, 1993 at 81 years old in Wuppertal.
Aarne Reini
Olympic wrestler.
Born August 6th, 1906 in Vaasa.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 67 years old in Vaasa.
Arthur Bell
Canadian rower (1899–1963).
Born February 20th, 1899 in Toronto.
Died February 23rd, 1963 at 64 years old in Toronto.
Henri Monnot
French olympic sailor (1866–1933).
Born July 27th, 1866 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1933 at 66 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Bernhard Knubel
German rower (1938-1973).
Born March 2nd, 1938 in Merzig.
Died February 23rd, 1973 at 34 years old in Gelsenkirchen (cancer).
Luigi Contessi
Italian artistic gymnast (1894–1967).
Born August 14th, 1894 in Brescia.
Died February 23rd, 1967 at 72 years old in Brescia.
Alexander Ilyich Yegorov
Marshal of the soviet union (1883-1939).
Born October 25th, 1883 in Buzuluk.
Died February 23rd, 1939 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Ryszard Przybysz
Polish handball player (1950–2002).
Born January 8th, 1950 in Koło.
Died February 23rd, 2002 at 52 years old in Łódź.
José Isidro Guerrero Macías
Mexican bishop (1951–2022).
Born May 31st, 1951 in Irapuato.
Died February 23rd, 2022 at 70 years old in Mexicali Municipality (COVID-19). [ref]
Nikolai Stolyarov
Soviet il-2 pilot (1922-1993).
Died February 23rd, 1993 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Lebedev
1st chief justice of the supreme court of russia (1943—2024).
Born August 14th, 1943 in Moscow.
Died February 23rd, 2024 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Théophile Verbist
Belgian priest (1823–1868).
Born June 12th, 1823 in Antwerp.
Died February 23rd, 1868 at 44 years old in Laohugou.
Édouard Desor
German-swiss geologist (1811-1882).
Born February 13th, 1811 in Friedrichsdorf.
Died February 23rd, 1882 at 71 years old in Nice.
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