February 23rd
182 Notable deaths
George Van Biesbroeck
Astronomer (1880-1974).
Born January 21st, 1880 in Ghent.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 94 years old in Tucson.
Ion Adrian Zare
Romanian footballer.
Born May 11th, 1959 in Oradea.
Died February 23rd, 2022 at 62 years old in Oradea. [ref]
Arthur Legat
Racecar driver (1898-1960).
Born November 1st, 1898 in La Louvière.
Died February 23rd, 1960 at 61 years old in Haine-Saint-Paul.
Pascal Yoadimnadji
Prime minister (1950-2007).
Born April 8th, 1950 in Chad, Béboto. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2007 at 56 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Sergio Mantovani
Italian racing driver.
Born May 22nd, 1929 in Cusano Milanino.
Died February 23rd, 2001 at 71 years old in Milan.
Dobrivoje Trivić
Yugoslavian footballer (1943-2013).
Born October 26th, 1943 in Šabac.
Died February 23rd, 2013 at 69 years old in Novi Sad.
Grigory Kravchenko
Soviet aviator.
Born October 12th, 1912 in Holubivka.
Died February 23rd, 1943 at 30 years old in Putilovskoye rural settlement (killed in action).
Tatyana Birshteyn
Russian molecular scientist.
Born December 20th, 1928 in Leningrad.
Died February 23rd, 2022 at 93 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Emma Adler
Austrian journalist and writer.
Born May 20th, 1858 in Debrecen.
Died February 23rd, 1935 at 76 years old in Zürich.
Irene Camber
Italian fencer (1926–2024).
Born February 12th, 1926 in Trieste.
Died February 23rd, 2024 at 98 years old in Lissone.
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami