April 23rd
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234 Notable deaths
Ramiro Cortés
Uruguayan basketball player (1931–1977).
Born July 13th, 1931 in Salto.
Died April 23rd, 1977 at 45 years old [ref]
Herold Jansson
Danish gymnast (1899–1965).
Born November 13th, 1899 in Copenhagen.
Died April 23rd, 1965 at 65 years old in Frederiksberg.
Domenico Mariani
Catholic cardinal (1863–1939).
Born April 3rd, 1863 in Posta.
Died April 23rd, 1939 at 76 years old in Vatican City.
Édouard Mantois
Olympic sailor (1848–1900).
Born August 23rd, 1848 in Blois.
Died April 23rd, 1900 at 51 years old in Paris.
Eugene Koffi Adoboli
Un diplomate and former prime minister of togo.
Born October 3rd, 1934 in Togo.
Died April 23rd, 2025 at 90 years old in Switzerland. [ref]
Jenő Uhlyárik
Hungarian fencer (1893-1974).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Levoča.
Died April 23rd, 1974 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Alain Campbell White
American botanist and chess composer (1880-1951).
Born March 3rd, 1880 in Cannes.
Died April 23rd, 1951 at 71 years old in Summerville.
Park Jung-yang
Korean joseon dynasty and japanese-ruled korean bureaucrat, politician, liberalism and social activists (1872-1959).
Died April 23rd, 1959 at 86 years old in Daegu (disease).
Mushtaq Ahmad
Pakistani field hockey player (1932–2011).
Born August 28th, 1932 in Amritsar.
Died April 23rd, 2011 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder