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May 23rd
160 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Stefano Farina
Italian football referee.
Born September 19th, 1962 in Ovada.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 54 years old in Genoa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gavriil Kachalin
Russian footballer (1911-1995).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Moscow.
Died May 23rd, 1995 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 160
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