February 23rd
188 Notable deaths
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).
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]
Eduard von Capelle
German admiral (1855-1931).
Born October 10th, 1855 in Celle.
Died February 23rd, 1931 at 75 years old in Wiesbaden.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 188
Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon