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February 23rd
182 Notable deaths
Donald E. Williams
American astronaut.
Born February 13th, 1942 in Lafayette.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 74 years old (stroke). [ref]
David Shaltiel
Israeli military commander.
Born January 16th, 1903 in Hamburg.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 66 years old in Jerusalem.
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.
Vera Komissarzhevskaya
Russian actress and theatre patron.
Born November 8th, 1864 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 23rd, 1910 at 45 years old in Tashkent (smallpox).
Curt Michel
American astronaut.
Born June 5th, 1934 in La Crosse.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 80 years old in Houston.
Julien Ries
Belgian cardinal and historian.
Born April 19th, 1920 in Fouches. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2013 at 92 years old in Tournai. [ref]
Robert Triffin
Economist.
Born October 5th, 1911 in Flobecq. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1993 at 81 years old in Ostend. [ref]
José Afonso
Portuguese poet, composer and singer.
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Aveiro.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 57 years old in Setúbal (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Jonas Jablonskis
Lithuanian linguist (1860-1930).
Born December 30th, 1860 in Kubilėliai. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1930 at 69 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Constantin Silvestri
Romanian conductor and composer.
Born June 13th, 1913 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson