May 23rd
238 Notable deaths
Maxime Maufra
French painter (1861-1918).
Born May 17th, 1861 in Nantes. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1918 at 57 years old in Poncé-sur-le-Loir.
Maja Lidia Kossakowska
Polish writer (1972–2022).
Born February 27th, 1972 in Warsaw.
Died May 23rd, 2022 at 50 years old in Stare Załubice (conflagration). [ref]
Joel Camargo
Brazilian footballer (1946-2014).
Born September 18th, 1946 in Santos.
Died May 23rd, 2014 at 67 years old in Santos (kidney failure). [ref]
Frank W. Clarke
American geochemist (1847 -1931).
Born March 19th, 1847 in Boston.
Died May 23rd, 1931 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C..
Georgy Tovstonogov
Soviet theatre director (1915-1989).
Born September 28th, 1915 in Tbilisi.
Died May 23rd, 1989 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gustave Bertrand
French military intelligence officer (1896–1976).
Born December 17th, 1896 in Nice.
Died May 23rd, 1976 at 79 years old in Toulon.
Mary Fairchild Low
American artist, painter (1858-1946).
Born August 11th, 1858 in New Haven.
Died May 23rd, 1946 at 87 years old in Bronxville.
Roy E. Ayers
American politician (1882-1955).
Born November 9th, 1882 in Lewistown.
Died May 23rd, 1955 at 72 years old in Lewistown.
Bernhard Klodt
German footballer (1926-1996).
Born October 26th, 1926 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 23rd, 1996 at 69 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (myocardial infarction).
Heorhii Narbut
Ukrainian painter (1886-1920).
Born March 9th, 1886 in Narbutivka.
Died May 23rd, 1920 at 34 years old in Kyiv (typhus).
Heinz Kwiatkowski
German footballer (1926-2008).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 23rd, 2008 at 81 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Ramon Margalef
Catalan ecologist (1919-2004).
Born May 16th, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died May 23rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Barcelona.
Hans von Koessler
German composer (1853–1926).
Born January 1st, 1853 in Kemnath.
Died May 23rd, 1926 at 73 years old in Ansbach.
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]
Adriano Cecioni
Italian painter and sculptor (1836-1886).
Born July 26th, 1836 in Vaglia.
Died May 23rd, 1886 at 49 years old in Florence.
Otto Bahr Halvorsen
14th prime minister of norway (1872–1923).
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.
Julius Buckler
German first world war flying ace (1893–1960).
Born March 28th, 1893 in Mombach.
Died May 23rd, 1960 at 67 years old in Bonn.
Bhargavi Rao
Telugu novelist, translator, and english professor at osmania university.
Born August 14th, 1944 in Ballary.
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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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti