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February 23rd
201 Notable deaths
Edward Elgar
English composer (1857-1934).
Born June 2nd, 1857 in Lower Broadheath. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1934 at 76 years old in Worcester (colorectal cancer). [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).
Horst Wessel
Sa officer (1907-1930).
Born October 9th, 1907 in Bielefeld.
Died February 23rd, 1930 at 22 years old in Berlin.
Ofra Haza
Israeli singer (1957–2000).
Born November 19th, 1957 in Hatikva Quarter.
Died February 23rd, 2000 at 42 years old in Ramat Gan (AIDS related disease).
L. S. Lowry
British visual artist (1887–1976).
Born November 1st, 1887 in Stretford, Old Trafford.
Died February 23rd, 1976 at 88 years old in Glossop.
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Japanese general and war criminal (1885–1946).
Born November 8th, 1885 in Akatsuka.
Died February 23rd, 1946 at 60 years old in Los Baños (hanging to death).
Manohar Joshi
Indian politician (1937–2024).
Born December 2nd, 1937 in Raigad district.
Died February 23rd, 2024 at 86 years old in Mumbai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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.
Carl Anderson
American singer, film and theatre actor (1945–2004).
Born February 27th, 1945 in Lynchburg.
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Mabel Normand
American actress (1893–1930).
Born November 10th, 1892 in Staten Island. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1930 at 37 years old in Monrovia (tuberculosis). [ref]
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling