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April 23rd
175 Notable deaths
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).
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.
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, 1932 in Ismailia.
Died April 23rd, 1966 at 33 years old in Cairo (cancer).
Ronnie Bucknum
Racecar driver.
Born April 5th, 1936 in Alhambra.
Died April 23rd, 1992 at 56 years old in San Luis Obispo (diabetes).
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]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 175
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