July 23rd
245 Notable deaths
Amy Winehouse
British singer-songwriter (1983–2011).
Born September 14th, 1983 in Chase Farm Hospital.
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 27 years old in London Borough of Camden (alcohol intoxication). [ref]
Ulysses S. Grant
President of the united states from 1869 to 1877.
Born April 27th, 1822 in Point Pleasant.
Died July 23rd, 1885 at 63 years old in Wilton (laryngeal cancer).
Andrew Cunanan
American spree killer (1969–1997).
Born August 31st, 1969 in National City.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 27 years old in Miami Beach Architectural District (gunshot wound).
Montgomery Clift
American actor (1920–1966).
Born October 17th, 1920 in Omaha.
Died July 23rd, 1966 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Vic Morrow
American actor (1929–1982).
Born February 14th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died July 23rd, 1982 at 53 years old in Valencia (decapitation).
Sally Ride
American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012).
Born May 26th, 1951 in Los Angeles.
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 61 years old in La Jolla (pancreatic cancer).
Philippe Pétain
French military and political leader (1856–1951).
Born April 24th, 1856 in Cauchy-à-la-Tour.
Died July 23rd, 1951 at 95 years old in Port-Joinville.
Reginald Dyer
British indian army general (1864-1927).
Born October 9th, 1864 in Murree.
Died July 23rd, 1927 at 62 years old in Long Ashton.
Georg Karl Tänzler
(1877-1952) german-born american radiology technologist and erotomaniac.
Born February 8th, 1877 in Dresden. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1952 at 75 years old in Tampa. [ref]
Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948).
Born January 22nd, 1898 in Riga.
Died July 23rd, 1948 at 50 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
D. W. Griffith
American filmmaker (1875–1948).
Born January 22nd, 1875 in Crestwood.
Died July 23rd, 1948 at 73 years old in Hollywood (cerebral hemorrhage).
Manjula Vijayakumar
Indian actress (1953-2013).
Born September 9th, 1953.
Died July 23rd, 2013 at 59 years old in Chennai (falling from height).
Mehmood Ali
Indian actor (1932–2004).
Born September 29th, 1932 in Mumbai.
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 71 years old in Pennsylvania (respiratory disease).
William Luther Pierce
American neo-nazi (1933–2002).
Born September 11th, 1933 in Atlanta.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 68 years old in Mill Point (cancer).
Van Heflin
American actor (1908–1971).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Walters. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1971 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Eddie Rickenbacker
United states army medal of honor recipient (1890–1973).
Born October 8th, 1890 in Columbus.
Died July 23rd, 1973 at 82 years old in Zurich.
Hassan II
King of morocco from 1961 to 1999.
Died July 23rd, 1999 at 70 years old in Rabat (myocardial infarction).
Alberto Santos-Dumont
Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932).
Born July 20th, 1873 in Santos Dumont.
Died July 23rd, 1932 at 59 years old in Guarujá (hanging to death).
Emile Griffith
American boxer (1938–2013).
Born February 3rd, 1938 in Saint Thomas.
Died July 23rd, 2013 at 75 years old in Hempstead (dementia). [ref]
Jessica Mitford
British writer (1917–1996).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Asthall Manor.
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Oakland (lung cancer). [ref]
Leo McKern
Australian-british actor (1920–2002).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Sydney.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 82 years old in Bath (diabetes).
Steven Weinberg
American theoretical physicist (1933-2021).
Born May 3rd, 1933 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Austin. [ref]
Christopher Mayer
American actor (1954-2011).
Born February 21st, 1954 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 57 years old in Sherman Oaks (disease).
Eudora Welty
American short story writer, novelist and photographer (1909-2001).
Born April 13th, 1909 in Jackson.
Died July 23rd, 2001 at 92 years old in Jackson (pneumonia).
Cordell Hull
American politician, u.s. secretary of state from 1933 to 1944.
Born October 2nd, 1871 in Olympus.
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 83 years old in Bethesda (myocardial infarction, stroke).
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore