May 23rd
169 Notable deaths
Roy E. Ayers
American politician (1882-1955).
Born November 9th, 1882 in Lewistown.
Died May 23rd, 1955 at 72 years old in Lewistown.
Hans von Koessler
German composer.
Born January 1st, 1853 in Kemnath.
Died May 23rd, 1926 at 73 years old in Ansbach.
Ramon Margalef
Catalan biologist (1919-2004).
Born May 16th, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died May 23rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Barcelona.
Heinz Kwiatkowski
German footballer (1926-2008).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 23rd, 2008 at 81 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
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.
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix