June 23rd
161 Notable deaths
Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born July 6th, 1907 in Gatchina Palace.
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 81 years old in Woodside.
Kim Jong-pil
South korean politician (1926-2018).
Born January 7th, 1926 in South Chungcheong Province.
Died June 23rd, 2018 at 92 years old in Seoul (respiratory failure). [ref]
Magali Noël
Actress, singer.
Born June 27th, 1932 in İzmir. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2015 at 82 years old in Châteauneuf-Grasse. [ref]
Cesare Maria De Vecchi
Italian politician (1884-1959).
Born November 4th, 1884 in Casale Monferrato.
Died June 23rd, 1959 at 74 years old in Rome.
John Clark
Scottish footballer and manager (1941–2025).
Born March 13th, 1941 in Chapelhall.
Died June 23rd, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]
Herman Goldstine
American mathematician.
Born September 13th, 1913 in Chicago.
Died June 23rd, 2004 at 90 years old in Bryn Mawr (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo
Malagasy poet who is widely considered to be africa's first modern poet and the greatest literary artist of madagascar..
Born March 4th, 1903 in Antananarivo. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1937 at 34 years old in Antananarivo (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Michael Arlen
British writer.
Born November 16th, 1895 in Ruse.
Died June 23rd, 1956 at 60 years old in New York City (cancer).
Moses I. Finley
American-born british academic and classical scholar (1912–1986).
Born May 20th, 1912 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1986 at 74 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Fay Holden
American actress (1893-1973).
Born September 26th, 1893 in Birmingham.
Died June 23rd, 1973 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 161
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz