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May 23rd
238 Notable deaths
Reginald Campbell Thompson
British archaeologist (1876-1941).
Born August 21st, 1876 in South Kensington.
Died May 23rd, 1941 at 64 years old in London.
Barbara Rudnik
German actress (1958–2009).
Born July 27th, 1958 in Kirchen.
Died May 23rd, 2009 at 50 years old in Munich (breast cancer).
Sylvain Van de Weyer
Belgian politician and ambassador to britain (1802-1874).
Born January 19th, 1802 in Leuven.
Died May 23rd, 1874 at 72 years old in London.
Hub van Doorne
Dutch businessman (1900–1979).
Born January 1st, 1900 in America.
Died May 23rd, 1979 at 79 years old in Deurne.
Phyllis Fox
American mathematician and computer scientist (1923-2017).
Born March 13th, 1923 in Colorado.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 94 years old [ref]
John George Vlazny
Catholic archbishop.
Born February 22nd, 1937 in Chicago.
Died May 23rd, 2025 at 88 years old in Beaverton. [ref]
Gavriil Kachalin
Russian footballer (1911-1995).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Moscow.
Died May 23rd, 1995 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Pete Johnson
American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (1904–1967).
Born May 3rd, 1904 in Kansas City.
Died May 23rd, 1967 at 63 years old in Buffalo (stroke). [ref]
Ernst Jakob Henne
German car and motorcycle racer (1904–2005).
Born February 22nd, 1904 in Weiler-Simmerberg.
Died May 23rd, 2005 at 101 years old in Gran Canaria.
Kaoru Yosano
Japanese finance minister (1938-2017).
Born August 22nd, 1938 in Chiyoda.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
László Tábori
American middle and long-distance runner of hungarian descent.
Born July 6th, 1931 in Košice.
Died May 23rd, 2018 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Xavier Tondo
Road bicycle racer (1978–2011).
Born November 5th, 1978 in Valls.
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 32 years old in Monachil (traffic collision). [ref]
Judith Young
American physicist (1952–2014).
Born September 15th, 1952 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 23rd, 2014 at 61 years old (multiple myeloma).
John Riley Tanner
Governor of illinois from 1897 to 1901.
Born April 4th, 1844 in Warrick County. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1901 at 57 years old in Springfield. [ref]
Richard Day
Art director (1896-1972).
Born May 9th, 1896 in Victoria.
Died May 23rd, 1972 at 76 years old in Hollywood.
Anton von Schmerling
Austrian statesman (1805–1893).
Born August 23rd, 1805 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1893 at 87 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Tatsukichi Minobe
Japanese legal scholar (1873–1948).
Born May 7th, 1873 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died May 23rd, 1948 at 75 years old
Movlid Visaitov
Soviet military personnel (1913-1986).
Born May 13th, 1913 in Lakha Nëvre.
Died May 23rd, 1986 at 73 years old in Grozny.
Janko Kráľ
Slovak poet (1822–1876).
Born April 14th, 1822 in Liptovský Mikuláš. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1876 at 54 years old (typhus). [ref]
Stefano Farina
Italian football referee (1962–2017).
Born September 19th, 1962 in Ovada.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 54 years old in Genoa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Van Houtte
Belgian politician (1907–1991).
Born March 17th, 1907 in Ghent.
Died May 23rd, 1991 at 84 years old in Brussels.
Frits Bernard
Dutch psychologist and sex law reformer.
Born August 28th, 1920 in Rotterdam.
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Rotterdam.
John Douglas
English architect (1830–1911).
Born April 11th, 1830 in Cheshire.
Died May 23rd, 1911 at 81 years old in Chester.
Ansa Ikonen
Finnish actress.
Born December 19th, 1913 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1989 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
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