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April 23rd
192 Notable deaths
Elisabeth Schumann
German soprano.
Born June 13th, 1888 in Merseburg. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1952 at 63 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jan Mankes
Dutch painter (1889-1920).
Born August 15th, 1889 in Meppel. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1920 at 30 years old in Eerbeek (tuberculosis). [ref]
Dolores Cacuango
Ecuadorian indigenous rights activist.
Born October 26th, 1881 in Cayambe.
Died April 23rd, 1971 at 89 years old
Édgar Neville
Spanish painter (1899–1967).
Born December 28th, 1899 in Madrid.
Died April 23rd, 1967 at 67 years old in Madrid.
Jimmy Woode
American bassist (1929–2005).
Born September 23rd, 1929 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 75 years old in Lindenwold.
Gyula Károlyi
Hungarian politician (1871-1947).
Born May 7th, 1871 in Baktalórántháza.
Died April 23rd, 1947 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Daniel Jones
Welsh composer (1912-1993).
Born December 7th, 1912 in Pembroke.
Died April 23rd, 1993 at 80 years old in Swansea.
Rolf Dieter Brinkmann
German poet (1940-1975).
Born April 16th, 1940 in Vechta. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1975 at 35 years old in London (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Sergei Shtemenko
Soviet general (1907–1976).
Born February 20th, 1907 in Uryupinsk.
Died April 23rd, 1976 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Henri Lammens
Belgian orientalist historian and jesuit (1862–1937).
Born July 1st, 1862 in Ghent. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1937 at 74 years old in Beirut.
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