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May 23rd
178 Notable deaths
Felice Gasperi
Football player (1903-1982).
Born December 26th, 1903 in Bologna.
Died May 23rd, 1982 at 78 years old in Città Sant'Angelo.
Nathalie Kovanko
Russian actor (1899-1967).
Born September 13th, 1899 in Yalta.
Died May 23rd, 1967 at 67 years old in Kyiv.
James Blair
American rower (1909–1992).
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]
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]
Johann Weber
Austrian bishop.
Born April 26th, 1927 in Graz.
Died May 23rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Graz. [ref]
Ursula Knab
German sprinter (1929–1989).
Born November 22nd, 1929 in Heidelberg.
Died May 23rd, 1989 at 59 years old in Karlsruhe.
Romualdas Murauskas
Boxer (1934–1979).
Born October 2nd, 1934 in Kaunas.
Died May 23rd, 1979 at 44 years old in Kaunas.
Claude Bourquard
French fencer.
Born March 5th, 1937 in Belfort. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 74 years old [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 178
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