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July 23rd
247 Notable deaths
Lakshmi Sahgal
Officer in the indian national army (ina) and former presidential candidate of india.
Born October 24th, 1914 in Chennai.
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 97 years old in Kanpur (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Inga Swenson
American actress (1932–2023).
Born December 29th, 1932 in Omaha.
Died July 23rd, 2023 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Isaac Singer
American businessman; inventor of the singer sewing machine (1811-1875).
Born October 27th, 1811 in Pittstown.
Died July 23rd, 1875 at 63 years old in Paignton.
Keigo Higashino
Japanese mystery writer (1958-2026).
Born February 4th, 1958 in Ikuno-ku.
Died July 23rd, 2026 at 68 years old (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Dora Bryan
British actress of stage, film and television (1923-2014).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Parbold.
Died July 23rd, 2014 at 91 years old in Royal Sussex County Hospital.
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnamese politician and general (1930-2011).
Born September 8th, 1930 in Sơn Tây.
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 80 years old in Kuala Lumpur (disease).
Jacqueline Scott
American actress (1931–2020).
Born June 25th, 1931 in Sikeston. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2020 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Mohammed Zahir Shah
King of afghanistan (1933-1973).
Born October 15th, 1914 in Kabul.
Died July 23rd, 2007 at 92 years old in Kabul. [ref]
George Kooymans
Dutch musician, songwriter.
Born March 11th, 1948 in The Hague.
Died July 23rd, 2025 at 77 years old in Rijkevorsel (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Glenn Curtiss
American aviator and industrialist (1878-1930).
Born May 21st, 1878 in Hammondsport.
Died July 23rd, 1930 at 52 years old in Buffalo (appendicitis).
Diane Hegarty
Satanist religious leader (1942–2022).
Born July 10th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died July 23rd, 2022 at 80 years old [ref]
William Tubman
Liberian politician, 19th president of liberia (1895-1971).
Born November 29th, 1895 in Harper.
Died July 23rd, 1971 at 75 years old in London.
Bob Rafelson
American film director (1933–2022).
Born February 21st, 1933 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 2022 at 89 years old in Aspen (lung cancer). [ref]
Viktor Vasnetsov
Russian artist (1848-1926).
Born May 15th, 1848 in Lopyal.
Died July 23rd, 1926 at 78 years old in Moscow.
William Ramsay
Scottish chemist (1852–1916).
Born October 2nd, 1852 in Glasgow.
Died July 23rd, 1918 at 65 years old in High Wycombe (cancer).
Amadeo Bordiga
Italian politician (1889-1970).
Born June 13th, 1889 in Ercolano.
Died July 23rd, 1970 at 81 years old in Formia.
Mario Brega
Italian actor (1923-1994).
Born March 5th, 1923 in Rome. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1994 at 71 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri lankan writer (1890-1976).
Born May 29th, 1890 in Koggala.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
Cassius M. Clay
American planter, politician and ambassador to russia (1810-1903).
Born October 10th, 1810 in Madison County.
Died July 23rd, 1903 at 92 years old in White Hall.
S. H. Raza
Indian painter (1922–2016).
Born February 22nd, 1922 in Mandla district.
Died July 23rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Sicilian prince and writer (1896-1957).
Born December 23rd, 1896 in Palermo.
Died July 23rd, 1957 at 60 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Shigeko Higashikuni
Former japanese princess (1925–1961).
Born December 6th, 1925 in Akasaka Palace. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1961 at 35 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
John Shalikashvili
United states general (1936–2011).
Born June 27th, 1936 in Warsaw.
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 75 years old in Madigan Army Medical Center (stroke). [ref]
Chaim Potok
American rabbi and author (1929–2002).
Born February 17th, 1929 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Merion Station (brain cancer). [ref]
Benjamin Libet
American academic (1916–2007).
Born April 12th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died July 23rd, 2007 at 91 years old in Davis. [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir