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June 23rd
161 Notable deaths
V. V. Giri
Indian politician and 4th president of india (1894-1980).
Born August 10th, 1894 in Berhampur.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 85 years old in Chennai.
Frederic Forrest
American actor (1936–2023).
Born December 23rd, 1936 in Waxahachie.
Died June 23rd, 2023 at 86 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Richard Matheson
American fiction writer (1926-2013).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Allendale. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2013 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Chuck Taylor
Us basketball player and salesman (1901-1969).
Born June 24th, 1901 in Brown County.
Died June 23rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Port Charlotte (myocardial infarction).
Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Countess of strathmore and kinghorne; mother of queen elizabeth the queen mother.
Born September 11th, 1862 in London.
Died June 23rd, 1938 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
John Laurie
Scottish actor (1897–1980).
Born March 25th, 1897 in Dumfries. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 83 years old in Buckinghamshire (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Ralph Stanley
American singer.
Born February 25th, 1927 in McClure.
Died June 23rd, 2016 at 89 years old in Coeburn (skin cancer). [ref]
Michel Aflaq
Syrian philosopher, sociologist and arab nationalist (1910–1989).
Born January 19th, 1912 in Damascus. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 77 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician.
Born October 27th, 1930 in Rosemark. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2013 at 82 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Mick Ralphs
British guitarist.
Born March 31st, 1944 in Stoke Lacy.
Died June 23rd, 2025 at 81 years old in Henley-on-Thames. [ref]
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black