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February 23rd
248 Notable deaths
Joseph W. Barr
American politician (1918-1996).
Born January 17th, 1918 in Bicknell.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Playa del Carmen.
Henry Arthur Blake
12th governor of hong kong (1840–1918).
Born January 8th, 1840 in Limerick.
Died February 23rd, 1918 at 78 years old in Myrtle Grove.
Ronald Scobie
British army general (1893–1969).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Mandalay.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 75 years old in Aldershot.
Jean Gaston Darboux
French mathematician (1842–1917).
Born August 14th, 1842 in Nîmes.
Died February 23rd, 1917 at 74 years old in Paris.
Henry M. Teller
American politician (1830-1914).
Born May 23rd, 1830 in Granger.
Died February 23rd, 1914 at 83 years old in Denver.
Hans Hellmut Kirst
German writer (1914–1989).
Born December 5th, 1914 in Ostróda.
Died February 23rd, 1989 at 74 years old in Werdum. [ref]
Don Cornell
American singer (1919-2004).
Born April 21st, 1919 in The Bronx.
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 84 years old in Aventura (diabetes).
Sverre Fehn
Norwegian architect (1924-2009).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Kongsberg.
Died February 23rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Oslo.
Margaret Maron
American crime fiction writer (1938–2021).
Born August 25th, 1938 in Greensboro. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2021 at 82 years old in Raleigh (stroke). [ref]
Ernst Neufert
German architect (1900–1986).
Born March 15th, 1900 in Freyburg.
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 85 years old in Rolle.
Marcel Griaule
French anthropologist (1898-1956).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Aisy-sur-Armançon.
Died February 23rd, 1956 at 57 years old in Paris.
Dorothy Masuka
Jazz singer (1935-2019).
Born September 3rd, 1935 in Bulawayo.
Died February 23rd, 2019 at 83 years old in Johannesburg (arterial hypertension). [ref]
José Afonso
Portuguese singer, composer and politician (1929-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Aveiro.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 57 years old in Setúbal (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Theodore M. Davis
American lawyer and egyptologist (1837–1915).
Born May 7th, 1838 in Springfield.
Died February 23rd, 1915 at 76 years old in Florida.
James Aldridge
Australian-british writer, journalist.
Born July 10th, 1918 in White Hills.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 96 years old in London.
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
British politician (1836-1918).
Born February 11th, 1836 in Stafford.
Died February 23rd, 1918 at 82 years old in Mayfair.
Paul Frère
Belgian racecar driver and journalist.
Born January 30th, 1917 in Le Havre.
Died February 23rd, 2008 at 91 years old in Nice. [ref]
Robert Enrico
French film director and screenwriter (1931–2001).
Born April 13th, 1931 in Liévin.
Died February 23rd, 2001 at 69 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Mart Stam
Dutch architect (1899–1986).
Born August 5th, 1899 in Purmerend. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 86 years old in Zurich. [ref]
William Adamson
British politician (1863–1936).
Born April 2nd, 1863 in Dunfermline.
Died February 23rd, 1936 at 72 years old
David Shaltiel
Israeli military commander (1903–1969).
Born January 16th, 1903 in Hamburg.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 66 years old in Jerusalem.
Hugo von Pohl
German admiral (1855–1916).
Born August 25th, 1855 in Wrocław.
Died February 23rd, 1916 at 60 years old in Berlin (liver cancer).
Dickinson W. Richards
American physician, nobel prize recipient (1895-1973).
Born October 30th, 1895 in Orange.
Died February 23rd, 1973 at 77 years old in Lakeville.
Luna Leopold
American geomorphologist and hydrologist (1915–2006).
Born October 8th, 1915 in Albuquerque.
Died February 23rd, 2006 at 90 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Jacques Mieses
German-british chess player and chess book author.
Born February 27th, 1865 in Leipzig.
Died February 23rd, 1954 at 88 years old in London.
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