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March 23rd
239 Notable deaths
Jean-Paul Laurens
French painter (1838-1921).
Born March 28th, 1838 in Fourquevaux.
Died March 23rd, 1921 at 82 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Patrick Abercrombie
British architect (1879–1957).
Born June 6th, 1879 in Ashton upon Mersey.
Died March 23rd, 1957 at 77 years old in Aston Tirrold.
Theodor Bergmann
German businessman (1850–1931).
Born May 21st, 1850 in Sailauf.
Died March 23rd, 1931 at 80 years old in Gaggenau.
Søren Kam
Danish waffen-ss officer wanted for murder (1921-2015).
Born November 2nd, 1921 in Copenhagen.
Died March 23rd, 2015 at 93 years old in Kempten.
Thoralf Skolem
Norwegian mathematician (1887-1963).
Born May 23rd, 1887 in Sandsvær Municipality.
Died March 23rd, 1963 at 75 years old in Oslo.
Paul César Helleu
French portrait artist (1859-1927).
Born December 17th, 1859 in Vannes.
Died March 23rd, 1927 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (surgical complications).
Joseph Schillinger
American musician (1895-1943).
Born September 1st, 1895 in Kharkiv.
Died March 23rd, 1943 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
British liberal and later labour politician and pacifist (1871-1946).
Born February 16th, 1871 in Windsor Castle.
Died March 23rd, 1946 at 75 years old in Hindhead.
Denis Parsons Burkitt
British surgeon (1911-1993).
Born February 28th, 1911 in Enniskillen.
Died March 23rd, 1993 at 82 years old in Gloucester.
Arthur Melvin Okun
American economist (1928-1980).
Born November 28th, 1928 in Jersey City.
Died March 23rd, 1980 at 51 years old in Washington, D.C..
William Henry Keeler
Catholic cardinal (1931–2017).
Born March 4th, 1931 in San Antonio.
Died March 23rd, 2017 at 86 years old in Catonsville (disease). [ref]
Florian Znaniecki
Polish sociologist (1882–1958).
Born January 15th, 1882 in Świątniki. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1958 at 76 years old in Urbana (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
British military commander (1866-1948).
Born November 5th, 1866 in Aberdeen.
Died March 23rd, 1948 at 81 years old in London.
Maurice Sarrail
French general (1856–1929).
Born May 4th, 1856 in Carcassonne.
Died March 23rd, 1929 at 72 years old in Paris.
Karekin Pastermadjian
Armenian nationalist activist and politician (1872–1923).
Born February 9th, 1872 in Erzurum. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1923 at 51 years old in Geneva.
Sarah Caldwell
American opera conductor, impresario, and stage director (1924-2006).
Born March 6th, 1924 in Maryville.
Died March 23rd, 2006 at 82 years old in Portland. [ref]
Abdulah Sidran
Bosnian writer, poet and screenwriter (1944–2024).
Born October 2nd, 1944 in Sarajevo.
Died March 23rd, 2024 at 79 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer (1895–1982).
Born December 13th, 1895 in Long Branch.
Died March 23rd, 1982 at 86 years old in New York City.
Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner
Anglo-hungarian orientalist.
Born October 14th, 1840 in Pest.
Died March 23rd, 1899 at 58 years old in Bonn.
Joachim Müncheberg
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1918–1943).
Born December 31st, 1918 in Darskowo.
Died March 23rd, 1943 at 24 years old in Meknassy.
Chico Anysio
Brazilian actor and comedian (1931–2012).
Born April 12th, 1931 in Maranguape.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Richard Leacock
British film director (1921–2011).
Born July 18th, 1921 in Hendon.
Died March 23rd, 2011 at 89 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Maurice Berger
American art historian (1956–2020).
Born May 22nd, 1956 in Lower East Side. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2020 at 63 years old in Copake (COVID-19). [ref]
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear
Argentine politician, former president of argentina (1868-1942).
Born October 4th, 1868 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 23rd, 1942 at 73 years old in Don Torcuato.
Alexander Moissi
Albanian-born austrian actor (1879–1935).
Born April 2nd, 1879 in Trieste.
Died March 23rd, 1935 at 55 years old in Vienna (pneumonia).
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe