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April 23rd
233 Notable deaths
George Adamski
American ufologist (1891–1965).
Born April 17th, 1891 in Bydgoszcz.
Died April 23rd, 1965 at 74 years old in Silver Spring (myocardial infarction).
Lord Leopold Mountbatten
British noble (1889-1922); son of prince henry of battenberg and princess beatrice of the united kingdom; grandson of queen victoria.
Born May 21st, 1889 in Windsor Castle.
Died April 23rd, 1922 at 32 years old in Kensington Palace.
Bhanubhakta Acharya
The first-ever poet of nepali language.
Born July 13th, 1814 in Chundi Ramgha.
Died April 23rd, 1868 at 53 years old in Tanahun District.
Terry Carter
American actor and filmmaker (1928–2024).
Born December 16th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died April 23rd, 2024 at 95 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sam Ervin
United states senator and jurist.
Born September 27th, 1896 in Morganton.
Died April 23rd, 1985 at 88 years old in Winston-Salem (pulmonary emphysema).
Denis Compton
Cricket player of england. (1918-1997).
Born May 23rd, 1918 in Middlesex.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 78 years old in Berkshire (sepsis).
Shamshad Begum
Indian singer (1919-2013).
Born April 14th, 1919 in Lahore.
Died April 23rd, 2013 at 94 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Blair Peach
Anti-nazi protestor killed by the police in 1979.
Born March 25th, 1946 in Napier.
Died April 23rd, 1979 at 33 years old in Southall (blunt trauma).
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
2nd president of israel (1952–1963) - (1884–1963).
Born November 24th, 1884 in Poltava. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1963 at 78 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Konstantinos Karamanlis
Prime minister of greece intermittently between 1955–80, president from 1980–85, 1990–95.
Born March 8th, 1907 in Proti.
Died April 23rd, 1998 at 91 years old in Athens.
Madeleine Sherwood
Canadian actress (1922–2016).
Born November 13th, 1922 in Montreal.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 93 years old in Saint-Hippolyte. [ref]
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984).
Born May 13th, 1923 in Dallas.
Died April 23rd, 1984 at 60 years old in Dallas (myocardial infarction).
Kent Smith
American actor (1907–1985).
Born March 19th, 1907 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 1985 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Milva
Italian singer and actress (1939-2021).
Died April 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Milan (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Princess Louise of Prussia
Prussian princess (1838-1923).
Born December 3rd, 1838 in Berlin.
Died April 23rd, 1923 at 84 years old in Baden-Baden.
Michael Ramsey
Archbishop of canterbury (1904-1988).
Born November 14th, 1904 in Cambridge.
Died April 23rd, 1988 at 83 years old in Oxford.
David Thomas
American musician and songwriter.
Born June 14th, 1953 in Miami.
Died April 23rd, 2025 at 71 years old in Brighton and Hove. [ref]
David Winters
British-born american producer, director, actor, choreographer and dancer (1939-2019).
Born April 5th, 1939 in London.
Died April 23rd, 2019 at 80 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Andre Gunder Frank
German-american economic historian and sociologist who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and world-systems theory after 1984 (1929–2005).
Born February 24th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 76 years old in Luxembourg (cancer).
Stefano Bontade
Member of sicilian mafia (1939-1981).
Born April 23rd, 1939 in Palermo.
Died April 23rd, 1981 at 42 years old in Palermo.
Alferd Packer
American wilderness guide who confessed to cannibalism (1842-1907).
Born January 21st, 1842 in Allegheny County.
Died April 23rd, 1907 at 65 years old in Jefferson County.
Abdullah Quilliam
Founder of england's first mosque.
Born April 10th, 1856 in Liverpool.
Died April 23rd, 1932 at 76 years old in London.
Edouard Lalo
French composer.
Born January 12th, 1823 in Lille. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1892 at 69 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Norio Ohga
Japanese businessman (1930–2011).
Born January 29th, 1930 in Numazu.
Died April 23rd, 2011 at 81 years old in Tokyo (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Tony Grealish
Professional footballer (1956-2013).
Born September 21st, 1956 in Paddington.
Died April 23rd, 2013 at 56 years old in Devon (cancer).
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus