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February 23rd
180 Notable deaths
Laurence Stephen Lowry
English painter.
Born November 1st, 1887 in Stretford, Old Trafford. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1976 at 88 years old in Glossop. [ref]
Stanley Matthews
English association football player (1915-2000).
Born February 1st, 1915 in Hanley.
Died February 23rd, 2000 at 85 years old in Newcastle-under-Lyme (disease).
Ofra Haza
Israeli singer.
Born November 19th, 1957 in Hatikva Quarter. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2000 at 42 years old in Ramat Gan (AIDS related disease). [ref]
Tomoyuki Yamashita
General in the imperial japanese army.
Born November 8th, 1885 in Kōchi.
Died February 23rd, 1946 at 60 years old in Manila (hanging).
Robert K. Merton
American sociologist (1910-2003).
Born July 4th, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died February 23rd, 2003 at 92 years old in New York City.
Ben Woolf
American actor (1980-2015).
Born September 15th, 1980 in Fort Collins.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 34 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision, head injury).
Horst Wessel
Sa officer (1907-1930).
Born October 9th, 1907 in Bielefeld. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1930 at 22 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Mabel Normand
American actress, screenwriter and film director.
Born November 9th, 1895 in Staten Island. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1930 at 34 years old in Monrovia (tuberculosis). [ref]
Carl Anderson
American singer, film and theatre actor (1945-2004).
Born February 27th, 1945 in Lynchburg. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia). [ref]
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer.
Born December 12th, 1945 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1997 at 51 years old in Daly City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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