February 23rd
182 Notable deaths
Prežihov Voranc
Slovenian writer (1893-1950).
Born August 10th, 1893 in Ravne na Koroškem. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1950 at 56 years old in Maribor. [ref]
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]
Giuseppina Vannini
Italian roman catholic professed religious.
Died February 23rd, 1911 at 51 years old in Rome.
Nino Taranto
Italian actor (1907-1986).
Born August 28th, 1907 in Naples.
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 78 years old in Naples.
Orlando Zapata
Cuban activist (1967-2010).
Born May 15th, 1967 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died February 23rd, 2010 at 42 years old in Havana (starvation). [ref]
Jan Johnson
American athletics competitor (1950–2025).
Born November 11th, 1950 in Hammond.
Died February 23rd, 2025 at 74 years old in Atascadero. [ref]
Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine
French painter (1745-1830).
Born July 15th, 1945 in Misy-sur-Yonne. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1830 at -116 years old in Paris. [ref]
Boris Slutsky
Russian poet.
Born May 7th, 1919 in Sloviansk. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 66 years old in Tula. [ref]
Benno Besson
Swiss theatre director and actor (1922-2006).
Born November 4th, 1922 in Yverdon-les-Bains. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2006 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
János Göröcs
Hungarian footballer (1939-2020).
Died February 23rd, 2020 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami