May 23rd
165 Notable deaths
Albert Charles Smith
American botanist (1906-1999).
Born April 5th, 1906 in Springfield. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1999 at 93 years old in Honolulu.
Ross Flood
Olympic wrestler.
Born December 28th, 1910 in Kay County.
Died May 23rd, 1995 at 84 years old in Stillwater.
Felice Gasperi
Football player (1903-1982).
Born December 26th, 1903 in Bologna.
Died May 23rd, 1982 at 78 years old in Città Sant'Angelo.
James Blair
American rower.
Born October 28th, 1909 in Placerville.
Died May 23rd, 1992 at 82 years old in Placerville.
Ernst Gebendinger
Olympic gymnast (1926-2017).
Born February 10th, 1926 in Winterthur.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Winterthur. [ref]
Wilfredo Peláez
Basketball player.
Born October 27th, 1930 in San José de Mayo.
Died May 23rd, 2019 at 88 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Fred Warngård
Swedish hammer thrower.
Born May 9th, 1907 in Skåne County.
Died May 23rd, 1950 at 43 years old in Malmö.
Héctor Costa
Uruguayan basketball player.
Born July 30th, 1929 in Montevideo.
Died May 23rd, 2010 at 80 years old [ref]
Jens Peter Laursen
Gymnast.
Born January 1st, 1888 in Denmark.
Died May 23rd, 1967 at 79 years old in Frederiksberg.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 165
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen