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July 23rd
177 Notable deaths
Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
Indian politician (1885-1933).
Born February 22nd, 1885 in Chattogram. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1933 at 48 years old in Ranchi.
Ernst Otto Fischer
German chemist.
Born November 10th, 1918 in Solln.
Died July 23rd, 2007 at 88 years old in Munich. [ref]
Patty Ryan
German singer (1961–2023).
Born May 6th, 1961 in Wuppertal.
Died July 23rd, 2023 at 62 years old [ref]
Roh Hoe-chan
President of new progressive party (1956-2018).
Born August 31st, 1956 in Busan.
Died July 23rd, 2018 at 61 years old in Seoul (falling). [ref]
Kenjiro Takayanagi
Japanese pioneer in the development of television.
Born January 20th, 1899 in Hamamatsu.
Died July 23rd, 1990 at 91 years old in Yokosuka (pneumonia).
William Wakefield Baum
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 21st, 1926 in Dallas.
Died July 23rd, 2015 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Carlos Paredes
Portuguese musician.
Born February 16th, 1925 in Coimbra.
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Lisbon (kidney failure). [ref]
Betty Parsons
American artist, art dealer and collector (1900-1982).
Born January 31st, 1900 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1982 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Archduke Albrecht Franz, Hereditary Duke of Teschen
Austrian archduke (1897-1955).
Born July 24th, 1897 in Vienna.
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 57 years old in Buenos Aires.
Nikola Vaptsarov
Bulgarian writer (1909-1942).
Born December 7th, 1909 in Bansko. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1942 at 32 years old in Sofia (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris