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April 23rd
192 Notable deaths
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.
Born August 23rd, 1956 in Setagaya-ku.
Died April 23rd, 2020 at 63 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia, COVID-19). [ref]
Hu Die
Chinese actress.
Born March 23rd, 1908 in Shanghai.
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 81 years old in Vancouver.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 192
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