July 23rd
245 Notable deaths
Marie Baron
Dutch swimmer (1908-1948).
Born February 5th, 1908 in Rotterdam.
Died July 23rd, 1948 at 40 years old in Rotterdam.
Hilarión Eslava
Spanish composer and pedagogue (1807-1878).
Born October 21st, 1807 in Burlada/Burlata.
Died July 23rd, 1878 at 70 years old in Madrid.
Josef Holub
Czech botanist and pteridologist (1930-1999).
Born February 5th, 1930 in Mladá Boleslav.
Died July 23rd, 1999 at 69 years old in Mladá Boleslav (myocardial infarction).
Giovanni Cornacchia
Italian hurdler (1939–2008).
Born June 18th, 1939 in Pescara.
Died July 23rd, 2008 at 69 years old in Pescara.
Herman Groman
Athletics competitor (1882–1954).
Born August 18th, 1882 in Odebolt.
Died July 23rd, 1954 at 71 years old in Whitehall.
Georges Duperron
Russian journalist (1877-1934).
Born September 24th, 1877 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 23rd, 1934 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jan Hrbatý
Czech ice hockey player (1942-2019).
Born January 20th, 1942 in Stražisko. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2019 at 77 years old in Jihlava. [ref]
Gunnar Andreassen
Norwegian footballer (1913-2002).
Born January 5th, 1913 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 89 years old
Agop Melkonyan
Bulgarian writer and journalist (1949-2006).
Born March 10th, 1949 in Burgas.
Died July 23rd, 2006 at 57 years old in Sofia (leukemia).
Mircea Grabovschi
Romanian handball player, handball coach and contract bridge player (1952–2024).
Born December 22nd, 1952 in Sighișoara.
Died July 23rd, 2024 at 71 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Hans Scheele
Olympic athlete (1908–1941).
Born December 18th, 1908 in Kirchwerder.
Died July 23rd, 1941 at 32 years old in Bujničy.
Erik Wilén
Athletics competitor (1898-1982).
Born July 15th, 1898 in Helsinki.
Died July 23rd, 1982 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Lo La Chapelle
Dutch footballer (1888-1966).
Born June 22nd, 1888 in Bogor.
Died July 23rd, 1966 at 78 years old in Utrecht.
Reginald Arnold
Australian track cyclist and bicycle racer (1924-2017).
Born October 9th, 1924 in Murwillumbah. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2017 at 92 years old in Nerang. [ref]
Arthur Wiggins
British rower.
Born December 4th, 1891 in Bournemouth.
Died July 23rd, 1961 at 69 years old in Bembridge.
Ralph Evans
American sailor.
Born February 7th, 1924 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 2000 at 76 years old in Darien.
Johannes Dyba
German archbishop (1929-2000).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Bezirk Mitte.
Died July 23rd, 2000 at 70 years old in Fulda (myocardial infarction).
Oiva Lommi
Finnish rower (1922-2000).
Born June 30th, 1922 in Vehkalahti.
Died July 23rd, 2000 at 78 years old in Kotka.
Raimundo Pérez Lezama
Spanish footballer (1922–2007).
Born November 29th, 1922 in Barakaldo.
Died July 23rd, 2007 at 84 years old in Laguardia - Guardia.
Dequinha
Brazilian association football player (1929–1997).
Born March 19th, 1928 in Mossoró.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 69 years old in Aracaju. [ref]
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My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur