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March 23rd
239 Notable deaths
Mike Hailwood
British motorcycle racer and racing driver (1940–1981).
Born April 2nd, 1940 in Great Milton.
Died March 23rd, 1981 at 40 years old in Warwickshire (traffic collision).
DuShon Monique Brown
American actress (1968-2018).
Born December 7th, 1968 in Chicago.
Died March 23rd, 2018 at 49 years old in Olympia Fields (disease). [ref]
Giulietta Masina
Italian actress (1921–1994).
Born February 22nd, 1921 in San Giorgio di Piano. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1994 at 73 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Debbie Lee Carrington
American actress.
Born December 14th, 1959 in San Jose.
Died March 23rd, 2018 at 58 years old in Pleasanton.
Rafi Eitan
Israeli politician (1926-2019).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Ein Harod. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2019 at 92 years old in Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Gilbert N. Lewis
American physical chemist.
Born October 23rd, 1875 in Weymouth.
Died March 23rd, 1946 at 70 years old in University of California, Berkeley.
Adolfo Suárez
Prime minister of spain (1976–1981).
Born September 25th, 1932 in Cebreros. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2014 at 81 years old in Madrid (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gerald Stano
American serial killer (1951–1998).
Born September 12th, 1951 in Schenectady.
Died March 23rd, 1998 at 46 years old in Florida State Prison, Starke (electrocution).
Denise DuBarry
American actress and activist (1956-2019).
Born March 6th, 1956 in Killeen.
Died March 23rd, 2019 at 63 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Said Nursî
Kurdish sunni muslim theologian (1876-1960).
Born March 12th, 1876 in Bitlis.
Died March 23rd, 1960 at 84 years old in Şanlıurfa.
Davie Cooper
Scottish footballer (1956-1995).
Born February 25th, 1956 in Hamilton.
Died March 23rd, 1995 at 39 years old in Cumbernauld.
Jacob Miller
Jamaican reggae artist (1952-1980).
Born May 4th, 1952 in Mandeville.
Died March 23rd, 1980 at 27 years old in Kingston (traffic collision).
Maurizio Pollini
Italian pianist and conductor (1942–2024).
Born January 5th, 1942 in Milan. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2024 at 82 years old in Milan. [ref]
Keith Reid
English poet and lyricist (1946-2023).
Born October 19th, 1946 in Welwyn Garden City.
Died March 23rd, 2023 at 76 years old in London (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Patricia Harris
American politician and diplomat (1924–1985).
Born May 31st, 1924 in Mattoon.
Died March 23rd, 1985 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer, breast cancer).
Robert Nivelle
French general who participated in the first world war (1856–1924).
Born October 15th, 1856 in rue de la Barrière. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1924 at 67 years old in rue de la Tour. [ref]
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Former president of puntland and president of somalia (dead 2012).
Born December 15th, 1934 in Galkayo.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 77 years old in Abu Dhabi (pneumonia). [ref]
Lucia Bose
Italian-born spanish actress (1931-2020).
Born January 28th, 1931 in Milan.
Died March 23rd, 2020 at 89 years old in Segovia. [ref]
Luis Donaldo Colosio
Mexican politician (1950-1994).
Born February 10th, 1950 in Magdalena de Kino.
Died March 23rd, 1994 at 44 years old in Tijuana.
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist.
Born October 29th, 1925 in Inglewood.
Died March 23rd, 1985 at 59 years old in New York City (cancer).
Valentin Bondarenko
Soviet cosmonaut (1937–1961).
Born February 16th, 1937 in Kharkiv.
Died March 23rd, 1961 at 24 years old in Moscow.
Morrison Waite
American jurist (1816–1888); chief justice of the united states supreme court from 1874 to 1888.
Born November 29th, 1816 in Lyme.
Died March 23rd, 1888 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Otto Kumm
German waffen-ss general.
Born November 1st, 1909 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2004 at 94 years old in Offenburg.
Mae Murray
American actress, dancer, film producer, screenwriter (1885–1965).
Born May 10th, 1885 in Portsmouth.
Died March 23rd, 1965 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Moshe Feinstein
Great orthodox jewish rabbi of the 20th century (1895–1986).
Died March 23rd, 1986 at 91 years old in New York City.
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