February 23rd
180 Notable deaths
Manohar Joshi
Indian politician.
Born December 2nd, 1937 in Raigad district.
Died February 23rd, 2024 at 86 years old in Mumbai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nellie Melba
Australian opera singer.
Born May 19th, 1861 in Melbourne, Richmond. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1931 at 69 years old in Sydney (sepsis). [ref]
Herberts Cukurs
Aviator, latvian holocaust perpetrator.
Born May 17th, 1900 in Liepāja.
Died February 23rd, 1965 at 64 years old in Montevideo.
James M. Gavin
Former lieutenant general, united states army (1907-1990).
Born March 22nd, 1907 in Brooklyn.
Died February 23rd, 1990 at 82 years old in Baltimore.
Muhammad Asad
Austro-hungarian writer and academic.
Born July 2nd, 1900 in Lviv. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1992 at 91 years old in Mijas.
Marella Agnelli
Italian socialite.
Born May 4th, 1927 in Florence.
Died February 23rd, 2019 at 91 years old in Turin (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke
British noble; eldest child of prince henry of battenberg and princess beatrice of the united kingdom; grandson of queen victoria (1886-1960).
Born November 23rd, 1886 in Windsor Castle.
Died February 23rd, 1960 at 73 years old in Kensington Palace.
Nirmala Srivastava
Indian spiritual teacher.
Born March 21st, 1923 in Chhindwara.
Died February 23rd, 2011 at 87 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Leo Baekeland
Belgium american inventor (1863-1944).
Born November 14th, 1863 in Ghent. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1944 at 80 years old in Beacon (cerebral hemorrhage).
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 (deliberate murder).
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs