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April 23rd
192 Notable deaths
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]
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, former frontman of tc matic (1949–2022).
Born May 21st, 1949 in Ostend. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2022 at 72 years old in City of Brussels (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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 Indiana.
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.
Vlaho Bukovac
Painter (1855-1922).
Born August 4th, 1855 in Cavtat. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1922 at 66 years old in Bubeneč. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 192
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde