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April 23rd
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234 Notable deaths
Marie Taglioni
Italian ballet dancer (1804-1884).
Born April 23rd, 1804 in Stockholm.
Died April 23rd, 1884 at 80 years old in Marseille. [ref]
Krzysztof Komeda
Polish musician.
Born April 27th, 1937 in Poznań. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1969 at 31 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Roy Campbell
South african poet (1901–1957).
Born October 2nd, 1901 in Durban.
Died April 23rd, 1957 at 55 years old in Setúbal (traffic collision).
Princess María Isabel of Orléans
Infanta of spain, princess of orléans, countess of paris (1848-1919).
Born September 21st, 1848 in Reales Alcázares.
Died April 23rd, 1919 at 70 years old in Villamanrique de la Condesa (disease).
Richard Corliss
American editor for time magazine (1944-2015).
Born March 6th, 1944 in Philadelphia.
Died April 23rd, 2015 at 71 years old in New York City (stroke).
Edward Robert Hughes
British artist (1851-1914).
Born November 5th, 1851 in London.
Died April 23rd, 1914 at 62 years old in St Albans.
Jean-Daniel Cadinot
French director and photographer (1944–2008).
Born February 10th, 1944 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2008 at 64 years old in Salouël. [ref]
James Flavin
American actor (1906–1976).
Born May 14th, 1906 in Portland.
Died April 23rd, 1976 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Fouad Mebazaa
Tunisian politician.
Born June 15th, 1933 in Sidi Bouzid.
Died April 23rd, 2025 at 91 years old in Tunis. [ref]
Saleh as-Sammad
Former head of the houthi supreme political council.
Born January 1st, 1979 in Sahar District.
Died April 23rd, 2018 at 39 years old in Al Hudaydah.
Johnny Neumann
American basketball player-coach.
Born September 11th, 1951 in Memphis.
Died April 23rd, 2019 at 67 years old in Oxford (cancer).
Juan Tizol
Puerto rican trombonist and composer (1900–1984).
Born January 22nd, 1900 in San Juan, Vega Baja.
Died April 23rd, 1984 at 84 years old in Inglewood.
Selena Royle
American actress (1904-1983).
Born November 6th, 1904 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (disease).
Diori Hamani
President of niger from 1960 to 1974 (1916-1989).
Born June 6th, 1916 in Boboye Department, Soudouré. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 72 years old in Rabat. [ref]
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japanese christian social reformer (1888–1960).
Died April 23rd, 1960 at 71 years old
Qasim Amin
Egyptian writer, judge and social reformer (1863–1908).
Born December 1st, 1863 in Alexandria.
Died April 23rd, 1908 at 44 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Bertram Goodhue
American architect (1869–1924).
Born April 28th, 1869 in Pomfret.
Died April 23rd, 1924 at 54 years old in New York City.
Olga Benário Prestes
German-brazilian communist militant (1908-1942).
Born February 12th, 1908 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1942 at 34 years old in Bernburg Euthanasia Centre. [ref]
Dean Tavoularis
American production designer (1932–2026).
Born May 18th, 1932 in Lowell.
Died April 23rd, 2026 at 93 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
František Rajtoral
Czech footballer (1986–2017).
Born March 12th, 1986 in Příbram. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 31 years old in Gaziantep (hanging to death). [ref]
Melba Liston
American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer (1926–1999).
Born January 13th, 1926 in Kansas City.
Died April 23rd, 1999 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Tim Keefe
American baseball player (1857–1933).
Born January 1st, 1857 in Cambridge.
Died April 23rd, 1933 at 76 years old in Cambridge.
Banhan Sinlapa-acha
Prime minister of thailand (1932-2016).
Born August 19th, 1932 in Suphan Buri.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 83 years old in Bangkok (asthma). [ref]
Arno
Belgian singer (1949–2022).
Born May 21st, 1949 in Ostend. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2022 at 72 years old in Brussels (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Joseph Jefferson
American actor and painter (1829–1905).
Born February 20th, 1829 in Philadelphia.
Died April 23rd, 1905 at 76 years old in Palm Beach (pneumonia).
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