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May 23rd
178 Notable deaths
Xavier Tondo
Road bicycle racer (1978–2011).
Born November 5th, 1978 in Valls.
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 32 years old in Monachil (traffic collision). [ref]
Judith Young
American physicist (1952–2014).
Born September 15th, 1952 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 23rd, 2014 at 61 years old (multiple myeloma).
Richard Day
Art director (1896-1972).
Born May 9th, 1896 in Victoria.
Died May 23rd, 1972 at 76 years old in Hollywood.
Tatsukichi Minobe
Japanese legal scholar.
Born May 7th, 1873 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died May 23rd, 1948 at 75 years old
Movlid Visaitov
Soviet military personnel (1913-1986).
Born May 13th, 1913 in Lakha Nëvre.
Died May 23rd, 1986 at 73 years old in Grozny.
Stefano Farina
Italian football referee (1962–2017).
Born September 19th, 1962 in Ovada.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 54 years old in Genoa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Van Houtte
Belgian politician (1907–1991).
Born March 17th, 1907 in Ghent.
Died May 23rd, 1991 at 84 years old in Brussels.
Frits Bernard
Dutch psychologist and sex law reformer.
Born August 28th, 1920 in Rotterdam.
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Rotterdam.
Ansa Ikonen
Finnish actress.
Born December 19th, 1913 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1989 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
Maxime Maufra
French painter (1861-1918).
Born May 17th, 1861 in Nantes. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1918 at 57 years old in Poncé-sur-le-Loir. [ref]
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace