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March 23rd
184 Notable deaths
Évariste Lévi-Provençal
French historian (1894-1956).
Born January 4th, 1894 in Algiers. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1956 at 62 years old in Paris. [ref]
Napier Shaw
English meteorologist.
Born March 4th, 1854 in Birmingham.
Died March 23rd, 1945 at 91 years old in London.
Herberto Hélder
Portuguese writer (1930-2015).
Born November 23rd, 1930 in Funchal.
Died March 23rd, 2015 at 84 years old in Cascais (myocardial infarction).
David Ashworth
Irish footballer and manager (1868-1947).
Born June 2nd, 1868 in Poulton-le-Fylde.
Died March 23rd, 1947 at 78 years old in Blackpool.
Raoul Paoli
French rugby union footballer and sportsman (1887-1960).
Born November 24th, 1887 in Courtalain.
Died March 23rd, 1960 at 72 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Hans Werner Richter
German writer (1908-1993).
Born November 12th, 1908 in Heringsdorf.
Died March 23rd, 1993 at 84 years old in Munich (disease).
Tadeusz Romer
Polish diplomat (1894-1978).
Born December 6th, 1894 in Antanašė.
Died March 23rd, 1978 at 83 years old in Montreal.
Nicolae Manolescu
Romanian literary critic, politician and diplomat (1939–2024).
Born November 27th, 1939 in Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Died March 23rd, 2024 at 84 years old in Bucharest.
Augustine Henry
Irish sinologist and botanist (1857-1930).
Born July 2nd, 1857 in Dundee.
Died March 23rd, 1930 at 72 years old
Aharon Megged
Israeli writer (1920–2016).
Born November 2nd, 1920 in Włocławek.
Died March 23rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Tel Aviv.
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