June 23rd
223 Notable deaths
William Crawford Williamson
English naturalist and palaeobotanist (1816-1895).
Born November 24th, 1816 in Scarborough.
Died June 23rd, 1895 at 78 years old in London.
Carl Lange
German actor (1909–1999).
Born October 30th, 1909 in Flensburg. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1999 at 89 years old in Ostfildern. [ref]
Charles Januarius Acton
Catholic cardinal (1803-1847).
Born March 6th, 1803 in Naples.
Died June 23rd, 1847 at 44 years old in Naples (tuberculosis).
Jules Lermina
French writer (1839-1915).
Born March 27th, 1839 in Paris.
Died June 23rd, 1915 at 76 years old in Paris.
Patricio Rodríguez
Chilean tennis player.
Born December 20th, 1938 in Santiago.
Died June 23rd, 2020 at 81 years old in Miami (lung cancer). [ref]
Horst Nemec
Austrian footballer (1939-1984).
Born January 25th, 1939 in Austria.
Died June 23rd, 1984 at 45 years old
Klaus Michael Grüber
German theatre director and actor (1941–2008).
Born June 4th, 1941 in Neckarelz. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2008 at 67 years old in Le Palais.
Michael Krause
German field hockey player and sports official (1946–2024).
Born July 24th, 1946 in Magdeburg.
Died June 23rd, 2024 at 77 years old in Magdeburg. [ref]
Louis Fürnberg
Czechoslovak-german poet, author and diplomat.
Born May 24th, 1909 in Jihlava. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1957 at 48 years old in Weimar. [ref]
Zdeněk Kopal
Czech astronomer (1914–1993).
Born April 4th, 1914 in Litomyšl.
Died June 23rd, 1993 at 79 years old in Wilmslow.
Carl Auen
German actor (1892–1972).
Born February 16th, 1892 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 23rd, 1972 at 80 years old in Lichterfelde.
Jean Gallon
French composer, choir conductor, and music educator (1878–1959).
Born June 25th, 1878 in Paris.
Died June 23rd, 1959 at 80 years old in Paris.
Vehbi Akdağ
Turkish wrestler (1949–2020).
Born January 1st, 1949 in Tokat.
Died June 23rd, 2020 at 71 years old in Tokat. [ref]
Francesco Camusso
Italian road bicycle racer (1908–1995).
Born March 9th, 1908 in Cumiana.
Died June 23rd, 1995 at 87 years old in Turin.
Nikolai Malko
Russian conductor (1883–1961).
Born May 4th, 1883 in Brailiv.
Died June 23rd, 1961 at 78 years old in Sydney.
Tonny van der Linden
Dutch football player (1932-2017).
Born November 29th, 1932 in Zuilen.
Died June 23rd, 2017 at 84 years old in Vianen. [ref]
Fernando Roldán
Chilean footballer (1921-2019).
Born October 15th, 1921 in Chile.
Died June 23rd, 2019 at 97 years old [ref]
Victor Johnson
English racing cyclist (1883-1951).
Born May 10th, 1883 in Aston Manor.
Died June 23rd, 1951 at 68 years old in Sutton Coldfield.
Hugo Villanueva
Chilean footballer (1939–2024).
Born April 9th, 1939 in Santiago.
Died June 23rd, 2024 at 85 years old [ref]
Boris Turayev
Russian historian.
Born August 5th, 1868 in Navahrudak.
Died June 23rd, 1920 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau
Austrian botanist (1856-1931).
Born August 25th, 1856 in Bratislava.
Died June 23rd, 1931 at 74 years old in Holešovice (rectum carcinoma in situ). [ref]
Magda Frank
Hungarian-argentine sculptor (1914–2010).
Born July 20th, 1914 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died June 23rd, 2010 at 95 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Alberto Soria
Peruvian footballer (1906–1980).
Born March 10th, 1906 in Lima.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 74 years old
Kamal Hanna Bathish
Israeli-arab roman catholic bishop.
Born December 6th, 1931 in Nazareth.
Died June 23rd, 2025 at 93 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Henri Elendé
Congolese athletics competitor.
Born November 13th, 1941 in Brazzaville.
Died June 23rd, 2022 at 80 years old in Brazzaville.
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