February 23rd
248 Notable deaths
Nellie Melba
Australian opera singer (1861–1931).
Born May 19th, 1861 in Melbourne, Richmond.
Died February 23rd, 1931 at 69 years old in Sydney (sepsis).
Ben Woolf
American actor (1980-2015).
Born September 15th, 1980 in Fort Collins.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 34 years old in Los Angeles (cranial trauma, traffic collision).
Muhammad Asad
Austrian-born pakistani writer and social activist (1900–1992).
Died February 23rd, 1992 at 91 years old
Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke
British noble (1886-1960); eldest child of prince henry of battenberg and princess beatrice of the united kingdom; grandson of queen victoria.
Born November 23rd, 1886 in Windsor Castle.
Died February 23rd, 1960 at 73 years old in Kensington Palace.
Hussein Kamel al-Majid
Iraqi politician (1954–1996).
Born October 21st, 1954 in Kingdom of Iraq.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 41 years old in Baghdad (shootout).
Nirmala Srivastava
Indian spiritual teacher (1923–2011).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Chhindwara.
Died February 23rd, 2011 at 87 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Marella Agnelli
Italian socialite (1927–2019).
Born May 4th, 1927 in Florence.
Died February 23rd, 2019 at 91 years old in Turin (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Leo Baekeland
Belgium american inventor (1863-1944).
Born November 14th, 1863 in Ghent.
Died February 23rd, 1944 at 80 years old in Beacon (cerebral hemorrhage).
Vijay Anand
Film director, actor (1934–2004).
Born January 22nd, 1934 in Shakargarh Tehsil.
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 70 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
British conservative politician (1893–1972).
Born August 27th, 1893 in Hatfield House.
Died February 23rd, 1972 at 78 years old in London.
Edward Lansdale
United states general (1908-1987).
Born February 6th, 1908 in Detroit.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 79 years old in McLean.
William Greer
American secret service agent (1909–1985).
Born September 22nd, 1909 in County Tyrone.
Died February 23rd, 1985 at 75 years old in Haywood County.
Lewis Gilbert
British film director, producer and screenwriter (1920-2018).
Born March 6th, 1920 in London.
Died February 23rd, 2018 at 97 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Ramón Castro Ruz
Revolutionary from cuba (1924-2016).
Born October 14th, 1924 in Birán.
Died February 23rd, 2016 at 91 years old in Havana. [ref]
Telmo Zarra
Spanish footballer (1921–2006).
Born January 20th, 1921 in Erandio.
Died February 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Bilbao (myocardial infarction).
Aleksey Tolstoy
Russian-soviet writer (1883-1945).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Pugachyov.
Died February 23rd, 1945 at 62 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Phillip Terry
American actor (1909–1993).
Born March 7th, 1909 in San Francisco.
Died February 23rd, 1993 at 83 years old in Santa Barbara (stroke).
Chris Gauthier
British actor (1976–2024).
Born January 27th, 1976 in Luton.
Died February 23rd, 2024 at 48 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Rudolf Lange
Ss officer (1910-1945).
Born April 18th, 1910 in Weißwasser.
Died February 23rd, 1945 at 34 years old in Poznań.
Don Heck
American comics artist (1929–1995).
Born January 2nd, 1929 in Queens.
Died February 23rd, 1995 at 66 years old in Toronto (lung cancer).
Tuulikki Pietilä
Finnish artist (1917–2009).
Born February 18th, 1917 in Seattle.
Died February 23rd, 2009 at 92 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Paul Claudel
French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955).
Born August 5th, 1868 in Villeneuve-sur-Fère. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1955 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
José Napoleón Duarte
President of el salvador (1925-1990).
Born November 23rd, 1925 in Santa Ana.
Died February 23rd, 1990 at 64 years old in San Salvador (stomach cancer).
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