June 23rd
223 Notable deaths
N. R. Pogson
British astronomer (1829–1891).
Born March 23rd, 1829 in Nottingham.
Died June 23rd, 1891 at 62 years old in Chennai.
Ogino Ginko
Japanese physician (1851-1913).
Born April 4th, 1851 in Kumagaya. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1913 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Franz Babinger
German orientalist and turkologist (1891-1967).
Born January 15th, 1891 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz.
Died June 23rd, 1967 at 76 years old in Durrës (drowning).
Elliott Dexter
American actor (1970–1941).
Born December 21st, 1879 in Galveston.
Died June 23rd, 1941 at 61 years old in Amityville.
Andrey Kharitonov
Russian actor (1959-2019).
Died June 23rd, 2019 at 59 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer). [ref]
Pasqualino De Santis
Italian cinematographer (1927-1996).
Born April 24th, 1927 in Fondi.
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 69 years old in Lviv (myocardial infarction).
William Thomas Blanford
British geologist and naturalist (1832–1905).
Born October 7th, 1832 in London.
Died June 23rd, 1905 at 72 years old in London.
Volmari Iso-Hollo
Finnish athletics competitor (1907-1969).
Born January 5th, 1907 in Ylöjärvi.
Died June 23rd, 1969 at 62 years old in Heinola.
Salah Abu Seif
Egyptian film director (1915–1996).
Born May 10th, 1915 in Cairo. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 81 years old in Cairo.
Alexey Lyapunov
Russian mathematician.
Born October 21st, 1911 in Moscow.
Died June 23rd, 1973 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Werner Klingler
German film director and actor (1903–1972).
Born October 23rd, 1903 in Stuttgart.
Died June 23rd, 1972 at 68 years old in West Berlin.
Frans Blom
Danish mesoamericanist (1893–1963).
Born August 9th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died June 23rd, 1963 at 69 years old in San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
Karel Van Miert
Belgian politician (1942-2009).
Born January 17th, 1942 in Oud-Turnhout.
Died June 23rd, 2009 at 67 years old in Beersel (falling from height). [ref]
Sharon Stouder
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1948-2013).
Born November 9th, 1948 in Altadena.
Died June 23rd, 2013 at 64 years old [ref]
István Fekete
(1900–1970) hungarian writer.
Born January 25th, 1900 in Gölle.
Died June 23rd, 1970 at 70 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
James G. Scrugham
American politician (1880-1945).
Born January 19th, 1880 in Lexington.
Died June 23rd, 1945 at 65 years old in San Diego.
Jón Magnússon
Icelandic politician (1859-1926).
Born January 16th, 1859 in Northeastern Region.
Died June 23rd, 1926 at 67 years old in Neskaupstaður.
Luboš Fišer
Czech composer (1935–1999).
Born September 30th, 1935 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1999 at 63 years old in Prague. [ref]
Otto Hoffman
Actor (1879-1944).
Born May 2nd, 1879 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1944 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Manolis Anagnostakis
Greek poet and critic (1925–2005).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Thessaloniki.
Died June 23rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Athens.
Carlo Carcano
Italian footballer (1891-1965).
Born February 26th, 1891 in Varese.
Died June 23rd, 1965 at 74 years old in Sanremo.
Michael Pfleghar
German film director (1933-1991).
Born March 20th, 1933 in Stuttgart.
Died June 23rd, 1991 at 58 years old in Düsseldorf (gunshot wound).
Lado Asatiani
Georgian poet (1917–1943).
Born January 14th, 1917 in Kutaisi.
Died June 23rd, 1943 at 26 years old in Tbilisi (tuberculosis).
Ivan Durnovo
Russian politician (1834-1903).
Born March 13th, 1834 in Kaluga Governorate.
Died June 23rd, 1903 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Mohamed Mzali
Tunisian politician (1925-2010).
Born December 23rd, 1925 in Monastir.
Died June 23rd, 2010 at 84 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel