May 23rd
165 Notable deaths
Maria Velho da Costa
Portuguese writer (1938-2020).
Born June 26th, 1938 in Lisbon.
Died May 23rd, 2020 at 81 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Johannes Christoffel Jan Mastenbroek
Dutch footballer (1902-1978).
Born July 5th, 1902 in Dordrecht.
Died May 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Enschede.
Heorhii Narbut
Ukrainian painter (1886-1920).
Born March 9th, 1886 in Narbutivka. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1920 at 34 years old in Kyiv (typhus). [ref]
Bhargavi Rao
Indian telugu language writer and translator.
Born August 14th, 1944 in Bellary.
Died May 23rd, 2008 at 63 years old in Hyderabad.
Zlatko Škorić
Yugoslavian footballer (1941-2019).
Born July 27th, 1941 in Zagreb.
Died May 23rd, 2019 at 77 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Otto Bahr Halvorsen
14th prime minister of norway.
Born May 28th, 1872 in Christiania.
Died May 23rd, 1923 at 50 years old in Christiania.
Gustav Suits
Estonian poet (1883-1956).
Born November 30th, 1883 in Livonia Governorate.
Died May 23rd, 1956 at 72 years old in Stockholm.
Anita Gradin
Swedish politician, social democrat politician and diplomat.
Born August 12th, 1933 in Hörnefors. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2022 at 88 years old
Sígfrid Gràcia
Spanish footballer (1932-2005).
Born March 27th, 1932 in Gavà.
Died May 23rd, 2005 at 73 years old in Gavà.
Milan Damjanović
Serbian footballer (1943-2006).
Born October 15th, 1943 in Knin.
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 62 years old in Belgrade.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson