June 23rd
161 Notable deaths
Reinhold Glière
Soviet ukrainian composer.
Born January 11th, 1875 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1956 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Sigmar Polke
German artist (1941-2010).
Born February 13th, 1941 in Oleśnica. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2010 at 69 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Philippe Chatrier
French tennis player (1928-2000).
Born February 2nd, 1928 in Créteil. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2000 at 72 years old in Dinard. [ref]
Cecil Sharp
Founding father of the folklore revival in england in the early 20th century.
Born November 22nd, 1859 in Camberwell. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1924 at 64 years old in Hampstead (cancer).
Doppo Kunikida
Japanese writer and journalist.
Born August 30th, 1871 in Chōshi.
Died June 23rd, 1908 at 36 years old in Nanko-in (tuberculosis).
Mary Boland
American actress.
Born January 28th, 1882 in Detroit.
Died June 23rd, 1965 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kay Nielsen
Danish illustrator.
Born March 12th, 1886 in Copenhagen.
Died June 23rd, 1957 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Brigitte Engerer
French pianist.
Born October 27th, 1952 in Tunis. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2012 at 59 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Arthur Chung
First president of guyana, senior magistrate, sworn land surveyor (1918-2008).
Born January 10th, 1918 in Windsor Forest.
Died June 23rd, 2008 at 90 years old in Georgetown. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 161
Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender