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April 23rd
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234 Notable deaths
Klaus Bonhoeffer
German reistance fighter (1901-1945).
Born January 5th, 1901 in Wrocław.
Died April 23rd, 1945 at 44 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Marion Harris
American singer (1896-1944).
Born April 4th, 1896 in Vanderburgh County, Pigeon Township.
Died April 23rd, 1944 at 48 years old in Manhattan.
Héctor Scarone
Uruguayan footballer (1898-1967).
Born November 26th, 1898 in Montevideo.
Died April 23rd, 1967 at 68 years old in Montevideo.
Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly
French writer (1808-1889).
Born November 2nd, 1808 in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1889 at 80 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Robert H. Dennard
American engineer and inventor.
Born September 5th, 1932 in Terrell.
Died April 23rd, 2024 at 91 years old in Croton-on-Hudson. [ref]
Vlaho Bukovac
Croatian painter (1855-1922).
Born August 4th, 1855 in Cavtat.
Died April 23rd, 1922 at 66 years old in Bubeneč. [ref]
Mark Medoff
American actor and writer (1940-2019).
Born March 18th, 1940 in Mount Carmel.
Died April 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Las Cruces (falling from height). [ref]
Marc Daniels
American television director (1912-1989).
Born January 27th, 1912 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
Albrecht Haushofer
German geographer and diplomat.
Born January 7th, 1903 in Munich.
Died April 23rd, 1945 at 42 years old in Invalidenstraße (gunshot wound).
Dorothy Hill
Australian geologist and palaeontologist (1907 - 1997).
Born September 10th, 1907 in Brisbane.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 89 years old in Brisbane.
Ronnie Bucknum
Racecar driver.
Born April 5th, 1936 in Alhambra.
Died April 23rd, 1992 at 56 years old in San Luis Obispo (diabetes).
William Cameron Townsend
American missionary (1896-1982).
Born July 9th, 1896 in Eastvale.
Died April 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in Waxhaw.
William P. Gottlieb
American photographer (1917–2006).
Born January 28th, 1917 in Canarsie.
Died April 23rd, 2006 at 89 years old in Great Neck (stroke).
Norbert Blüm
German politician and minister, cdu (1935–2020).
Born July 21st, 1935 in Rüsselsheim am Main.
Died April 23rd, 2020 at 84 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Nils John Nilsson
American computer scientist and ai researcher (1933-2019).
Born February 6th, 1933 in Saginaw.
Died April 23rd, 2019 at 86 years old in Medford.
Kumiko Okae
Japanese actress, voice actress and television presenter (1956-2020).
Born August 23rd, 1956 in Setagaya.
Died April 23rd, 2020 at 63 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia, COVID-19). [ref]
Hu Die
Chinese actress (1908–1989).
Born March 23rd, 1908 in Shanghai.
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 81 years old in Vancouver.
Lloyd deMause
American thinker (1931–2020).
Born September 19th, 1931 in Detroit.
Died April 23rd, 2020 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Naima Akef
Egyptian belly dancer, film actress, acrobat, and performer.
Born October 7th, 1929 in Tanta.
Died April 23rd, 1966 at 36 years old in Cairo (cancer).
Édouard Chatton
French biologist (1883–1947).
Born October 11th, 1883 in Romont.
Died April 23rd, 1947 at 63 years old in Banyuls-sur-Mer.
Peter Porter
Australian, british based poet (1929-2010).
Born February 16th, 1929 in Brisbane.
Died April 23rd, 2010 at 81 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]
Stanley Fields
American actor (1883-1941).
Born May 20th, 1883 in Allegheny.
Died April 23rd, 1941 at 57 years old in Los Angeles.
Arthur Edmund Carewe
American actor (1884-1937).
Born December 30th, 1884 in Trabzon.
Died April 23rd, 1937 at 52 years old in Santa Monica (gunshot wound).
Gregor von Rezzori
Austrian journalist, actor and writer (1914–1998).
Born May 13th, 1914 in Chernivtsi.
Died April 23rd, 1998 at 83 years old in Reggello.
Johan Witteveen
Dutch politician and economist (1921–2019).
Born June 12th, 1921 in Zeist.
Died April 23rd, 2019 at 97 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy