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May 23rd
178 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]
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 Kurista.
Died May 23rd, 1956 at 72 years old in Stockholm.
Morris Fisher
Sport shooter (1890-1968).
Born May 4th, 1890 in Youngstown.
Died May 23rd, 1968 at 78 years old in Honolulu.
Grete Berger
German jewish actress murdered in the holocaust (1883-1944).
Born February 11th, 1883 in Krnov.
Died May 23rd, 1944 at 61 years old in Auschwitz.
Johannes Christoffel Jan Mastenbroek
Dutch footballer (1902-1978).
Born July 5th, 1902 in Dordrecht.
Died May 23rd, 1978 at 75 years old in Enschede.
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]
Sígfrid Gràcia
Spanish footballer (1932-2005).
Born March 27th, 1932 in Gavà.
Died May 23rd, 2005 at 73 years old in Gavà.
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