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February 23rd
182 Notable deaths
Nikolai Knipovich
Russian zoologist.
Born April 6th, 1862 in Helsinki.
Died February 23rd, 1939 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Johannes Gabriel Granö
Finnish geographer (1882-1956).
Born March 14th, 1882 in Lapua. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1956 at 73 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Harold Humby
Sport shooter (1879-1923).
Born April 8th, 1879 in London.
Died February 23rd, 1923 at 43 years old in London.
Andreas Rasmussen
Field hockey player (1893-1967).
Born March 15th, 1893 in Aalborg.
Died February 23rd, 1967 at 73 years old in Aalborg.
Helmut Braselmann
German handball player.
Born September 18th, 1911 in Barmen.
Died February 23rd, 1993 at 81 years old in Wuppertal.
Arthur Bell
Canadian rower.
Born February 20th, 1899 in Toronto.
Died February 23rd, 1963 at 64 years old in Toronto.
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Lebedev
Chief justice of the supreme court of russia.
Born August 14th, 1943 in Moscow.
Died February 23rd, 2024 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Luigi Contessi
Gymnast (1894-1967).
Born August 14th, 1894 in Brescia.
Died February 23rd, 1967 at 72 years old in Brescia.
Britta Schall Holberg
Danish journalist.
Born July 25th, 1941 in Glumsø. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2022 at 80 years old [ref]
Adam Lisewski
Polish fencer.
Born February 20th, 1944 in Warsaw.
Died February 23rd, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]
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