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April 23rd
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234 Notable deaths
Princess Eugénie of Sweden
Swedish princess; daughter of oscar i of sweden and josephine of leuchtenberg (1830–1889).
Born April 24th, 1830 in Stockholm City. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1889 at 58 years old in Stockholm City. [ref]
Charles Warren Stoddard
American author and editor (1843–1909).
Born August 7th, 1843 in New York, Rochester. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1909 at 65 years old in Monterey.
Inge King
German–australian sculptor (1915-2016).
Born November 26th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 100 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Maria Gabriella Sagheddu
Italian roman catholic nun and blessed (1914-1939).
Born March 17th, 1914 in Dorgali.
Died April 23rd, 1939 at 25 years old in Grottaferrata (tuberculosis).
Joseph Pennell
American artist and author (1857-1926).
Born July 4th, 1857 in Philadelphia.
Died April 23rd, 1926 at 68 years old in New York City.
David M. Walker
American astronaut (1944-2001).
Born May 20th, 1944 in Columbus.
Died April 23rd, 2001 at 56 years old in Houston (stroke).
Josep Pla
Spanish journalist (1897–1981).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Palafrugell.
Died April 23rd, 1981 at 84 years old in Llofriu.
James M. Beggs
Nasa administrator.
Born January 9th, 1926 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 23rd, 2020 at 94 years old in Bethesda (heart failure). [ref]
Fredi
Finnish singer (1942–2021).
Born July 23rd, 1942 in Mikkeli. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2021 at 78 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Flavio Mogherini
Italian designer, art director and film director (1922–1994).
Born March 25th, 1922 in Arezzo.
Died April 23rd, 1994 at 72 years old in Rome.
Jerrold Meinwald
American chemist and pharmacologist.
Born January 16th, 1927 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 2018 at 91 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Nikolai Linevich
Russian general (1839–1908).
Born January 5th, 1839 in Chernihiv.
Died April 23rd, 1908 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Romano Scarpa
Italian creator of disney comics (1927–2005).
Born September 27th, 1927 in Venice.
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 77 years old in Málaga.
Frank Shu
American astronomer (1943–2023).
Born June 2nd, 1943 in Kunming.
Died April 23rd, 2023 at 79 years old in Atherton. [ref]
Karl Theodor Helfferich
German politician, diplomat and banker (1872-1924).
Born July 22nd, 1872 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Died April 23rd, 1924 at 51 years old in Bellinzona (traffic collision).
Max van der Stoel
Dutch politician (1924-2011).
Born August 3rd, 1924 in Voorschoten.
Died April 23rd, 2011 at 86 years old in The Hague (disease). [ref]
Michael Glawogger
1959-2014 austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
Born December 3rd, 1959 in Graz.
Died April 23rd, 2014 at 54 years old in Monrovia (malaria).
Thomas Carr
American film and television director (1907-1997).
Born July 4th, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 89 years old in Ventura.
Ghafar Baba
Former 6th deputy prime minister of malaysia (1925-2006).
Born February 18th, 1925 in Kuala Pilah District.
Died April 23rd, 2006 at 81 years old in Kuala Lumpur (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Liri Belishova
Albanian politician (1923-2018).
Born October 14th, 1926 in Belishovë. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2018 at 91 years old in Tirana.
Connie Marrero
Cuban baseball player (1911–2014).
Born April 25th, 1911 in Sagua La Grande.
Died April 23rd, 2014 at 102 years old in Havana.
Paul Fejos
Hungarian-american filmmaker and anthropologist (1897–1963).
Born January 24th, 1897 in Budapest.
Died April 23rd, 1963 at 66 years old in New York City.
Bertus Aafjes
Dutch poet and writer (1914–1993).
Born May 12th, 1914 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1993 at 78 years old in Swolgen (cancer). [ref]
Teresa de la Parra
Venezuelan novelist (1889–1936).
Born October 5th, 1889 in Paris.
Died April 23rd, 1936 at 46 years old in Madrid (tuberculosis, asthma).
Rexhep Qosja
Albanian writer from kosovo.
Born June 25th, 1936 in Vusanje.
Died April 23rd, 2026 at 89 years old in Pristina.
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