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May 23rd
238 Notable deaths
Svetozar Boroević
Austro-hungarian field marshal.
Born December 13th, 1856 in Mečenčani.
Died May 23rd, 1920 at 63 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Adela Pankhurst
British-australian suffragette and political activist.
Born June 19th, 1885 in Lancashire.
Died May 23rd, 1961 at 75 years old in Sydney.
Atahualpa Yupanqui
Argentine musician and writer (1908–1992).
Born January 31st, 1908 in Pergamino, Pergamino Partido.
Died May 23rd, 1992 at 84 years old in Nîmes.
Aya Kitō
Japanese diarist (1962–1988).
Born July 19th, 1962 in Toyohashi.
Died May 23rd, 1988 at 25 years old in Japan (spinocerebellar ataxia).
Ron Hill
English former runner and clothing entrepreneur (1938–2021).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Accrington. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Tameside. [ref]
Aleksey Mozgovoy
Pro-russian rebel and warlord in eastern ukraine.
Born April 3rd, 1975 in Nyzhnia Duvanka.
Died May 23rd, 2015 at 40 years old in Mykhailivka.
Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay
Indian archaeologist (1885–1930).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Berhampore.
Died May 23rd, 1930 at 45 years old in Kolkata.
Telford Taylor
American attorney and law professor (1908–1998).
Born February 24th, 1908 in Schenectady.
Died May 23rd, 1998 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
William Aberhart
Canadian politician (1878-1943).
Born December 30th, 1878 in Perth County.
Died May 23rd, 1943 at 64 years old in Vancouver.
Ernst Niekisch
German politician (1889–1967).
Born May 23rd, 1889 in Trzebnica.
Died May 23rd, 1967 at 78 years old in Berlin, West Berlin.
Jarosław Dąbrowski
Polish left-wing independence activist and general, supporter of the paris commune (1836-1871).
Born November 12th, 1836 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1871 at 34 years old in Paris.
Princess Leonida Bagration of Mukhrani
Georgian-russian imperial and royal.
Born October 6th, 1914 in Tbilisi.
Died May 23rd, 2010 at 95 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Jimmy McHugh
American composer, songwriter (1894–1969).
Born July 10th, 1894 in Boston.
Died May 23rd, 1969 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills.
Alberto Alesina
Economist (1957–2020).
Born April 29th, 1957 in Broni.
Died May 23rd, 2020 at 63 years old in New York City. [ref]
Yevhen Konovalets
Military commander of the unr army and political leader of the ukrainian nationalist movement (1891-1938).
Born June 14th, 1891 in Zashkiv.
Died May 23rd, 1938 at 46 years old in Rotterdam.
Pierre-Jean De Smet
Jesuit priest and missionary (1801–1873).
Born January 30th, 1801 in Dendermonde.
Died May 23rd, 1873 at 72 years old in St. Louis.
Cyprian Norwid
Polish poet (1821–1883).
Born September 24th, 1821 in Głuchy.
Died May 23rd, 1883 at 61 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Georges Claude
French engineer and inventor (1870–1960).
Born September 24th, 1870 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 23rd, 1960 at 89 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Brazilian architect (1928–2021).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Vitória.
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 92 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Jean Yanne
French actor (1933-2003).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Les Lilas. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2003 at 69 years old in Morsains (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Francesca Morvillo
Italian magistrate murdered by the mafia (1945–1992).
Born December 14th, 1945 in Palermo.
Died May 23rd, 1992 at 46 years old in Capaci (car bomb).
José de Espronceda
Spanish poet (1808-1842).
Born March 25th, 1808 in Almendralejo.
Died May 23rd, 1842 at 34 years old in Madrid.
William O'Connell Bradley
Politician from the us state of kentucky (1847-1914).
Born March 18th, 1847 in Garrard County.
Died May 23rd, 1914 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).
Charles Robert Ashbee
British (jewelry) designer and entrepreneur (1863-1942).
Born May 17th, 1863 in London, Isleworth. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1942 at 79 years old in Sevenoaks. [ref]
Ivan Kalyayev
Russian poet, a member of the socialist-revolutionary party.
Born July 6th, 1877 in Warsaw.
Died May 23rd, 1905 at 27 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging to death).
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