May 23rd
169 Notable deaths
José María Vargas Vila
Colombian writer (1860-1933).
Born July 23rd, 1860 in Bogotá. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1933 at 72 years old in Barcelona.
Olav Hauge
Norwegian writer (1908-1994).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Ulvik. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1994 at 85 years old in Ulvik.
Abdias do Nascimento
Brazilian politician (1914-2011).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Franca.
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 97 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Georges Politzer
French philosopher, marxist theoretician and resistance member (1903-1942).
Born May 3rd, 1903 in Oradea. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1942 at 39 years old in Fort Mont-Valérien (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Henri de Régnier
French poet (1864-1936).
Born December 28th, 1864 in Honfleur. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1936 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Arthur Edward Ellis
English association football referee.
Born July 8th, 1914 in Halifax.
Died May 23rd, 1999 at 84 years old in Brighouse (cancer).
Flynn Robinson
American basketball player.
Born April 28th, 1941 in Elgin.
Died May 23rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (multiple myeloma).
Florence Violet McKenzie
Australian electrical engineer (1890-1982).
Born September 28th, 1890 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1982 at 91 years old in Sydney.
Cristóbal Halffter
Spanish composer.
Born March 24th, 1930 in Madrid.
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 91 years old in Villafranca del Bierzo. [ref]
Folco Lulli
Actor (1912-1970).
Born July 3rd, 1912 in Florence. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1970 at 57 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 169
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé