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April 23rd
183 Notable deaths
Marc Daniels
American television director (1912-1989).
Born January 27th, 1912 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Dorothy Hill
Australian geologist and palaeontologist (1907 - 1997).
Born September 10th, 1907 in Brisbane.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 89 years old in Brisbane.
Albrecht Haushofer
German geographer and diplomat.
Born January 7th, 1903 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1945 at 42 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma).
Klaus Bonhoeffer
German reistance fighter (1901-1945).
Born January 5th, 1901 in Wrocław.
Died April 23rd, 1945 at 44 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma).
Héctor Scarone
Uruguayan footballer (1898-1967).
Born November 26th, 1898 in Montevideo.
Died April 23rd, 1967 at 68 years old in Montevideo.
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.
Born January 28th, 1917 in Canarsie.
Died April 23rd, 2006 at 89 years old in Great Neck (stroke). [ref]
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]
Inge King
German–australian sculptor (1915-2016).
Born November 26th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 100 years old in Melbourne. [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).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 183
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur