May 23rd

165 Notable deaths

Barbara Rudnik

German actress (1958-2009).

Born July 27th, 1958 in Kirchen.

Died May 23rd, 2009 at 50 years old in Munich (breast cancer).

Reginald Campbell Thompson

British archaeologist (1876-1941).

Born August 21st, 1876 in South Kensington. [ref]

Died May 23rd, 1941 at 64 years old in London. [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]

Hub van Doorne

Dutch businessman.

Born January 1st, 1900 in America, Limburg.

Died May 23rd, 1979 at 79 years old in Deurne.

Arthur Johnson

Irish footballer (1879-1929).

Born April 12th, 1879 in Dublin.

Died May 23rd, 1929 at 50 years old in Wallasey (pneumonia). [ref]

Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

Swiss writer (1878-1947).

Born September 24th, 1878 in Lausanne. [ref]

Died May 23rd, 1947 at 68 years old in Lausanne. [ref]

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Algerian film director.

Born February 26th, 1934 in M'Sila.

Died May 23rd, 2025 at 91 years old in Algiers. [ref]

Sim Iness

Athletics competitor.

Born July 9th, 1930 in Keota.

Died May 23rd, 1996 at 65 years old in Porterville.

Kaoru Yosano

Japanese finance minister (1938-2017).

Born August 22nd, 1938 in Chiyoda-ku.

Died May 23rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]

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]

Deaths 81 to 90 of 165

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