May 23rd
238 Notable deaths
Anita Gradin
Swedish politician, social democrat politician and diplomat.
Born August 12th, 1933. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2022 at 88 years old in Stockholms Sankt Göran.
Ilkka Suominen
Finnish politician (1939–2022).
Born April 8th, 1939 in Nakkila.
Died May 23rd, 2022 at 83 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Dimitar Stanchov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1863-1940).
Born May 21st, 1863 in Svishtov.
Died May 23rd, 1940 at 77 years old in Sofia.
Milan Damjanović
Serbian footballer (1943-2006).
Born October 15th, 1943 in Knin.
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 62 years old in Belgrade.
Reginald Palmer
Former governor general, government of grenada (1923–2016).
Born February 15th, 1923 in Toronto.
Died May 23rd, 2016 at 93 years old in Grenada.
Nikolai Pastukhov
Soviet and russian actor (1923-2014).
Born May 13th, 1923 in Surazh.
Died May 23rd, 2014 at 91 years old in Moscow.
René Capitant
French lawyer and politician (1901-1970).
Born August 19th, 1901 in La Tronche. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1970 at 68 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Pavel Chaloupka
Czech football player (1959-2025).
Died May 23rd, 2025 at 66 years old in Nemocnice Chomutov. [ref]
Thomas Curtis
American athlete (1873–1944).
Born January 9th, 1873 in San Francisco.
Died May 23rd, 1944 at 71 years old in Nahant.
Rudolf Pannwitz
German writer and philosopher (1881–1969).
Born May 27th, 1881 in Krosno Odrzańskie.
Died May 23rd, 1969 at 87 years old in Astano.
Pierre Édouard Frère
French painter (1819-1886).
Born January 10th, 1819 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1886 at 67 years old in Écouen.
Luigi Arcangeli
Racecar driver (1894–1931).
Born June 16th, 1894 in Forlì.
Died May 23rd, 1931 at 36 years old in Monza.
Vera Henriksen
Norwegian writer (1927–2016).
Born March 22nd, 1927 in Oslo.
Died May 23rd, 2016 at 89 years old in Lom Municipality. [ref]
John McCormack
Scottish boxer (1935-2014).
Born January 9th, 1935 in Glasgow.
Died May 23rd, 2014 at 79 years old in Paisley. [ref]
Louis Artan
Painter from the netherlands (1837-1890).
Born April 20th, 1837 in The Hague.
Died May 23rd, 1890 at 53 years old in Nieuwpoort (influenza).
Władysław Łuszczkiewicz
Polish painter, art historian (1828-1900).
Born September 3rd, 1828 in Kraków. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1900 at 71 years old in Kraków. [ref]
José Malcampo, 3rd Marquis of San Rafael
Spanish diplomat and politician (1828-1880).
Born January 13th, 1828 in San Fernando.
Died May 23rd, 1880 at 52 years old in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Tron Øgrim
Norwegian journalist, author and politician (1947–2007).
Died May 23rd, 2007 at 59 years old in Oslo (stroke). [ref]
Pyotr Nilus
Ukrainian artist (1869-1943).
Born June 29th, 1869 in Podolia Governorate. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1943 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Zdenka Braunerová
Czech graphic and painter (1858-1934).
Born April 9th, 1858 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1934 at 76 years old in Malá Strana (phlebitis). [ref]
August Jakobson
Estonian writer and politician (1904-1963).
Born September 2nd, 1904 in Pärnu.
Died May 23rd, 1963 at 58 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Uładzimir Karvat
Belarusian aviator (1958–1996).
Born November 28th, 1958 in Brest.
Died May 23rd, 1996 at 37 years old in Arabaŭščyna.
Grigory Broydo
Soviet politician (1883-1956).
Born November 7th, 1883 in Vilnius.
Died May 23rd, 1956 at 72 years old in Moscow.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius