July 23rd
247 Notable deaths
Joseph Kessel
French journalist and novelist (1898–1979).
Born February 10th, 1898 in Villa Clara.
Died July 23rd, 1979 at 81 years old in Avernes (aneurysm).
Jean Muir
American actress and educator (1911–1996).
Born February 13th, 1911 in Suffern.
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Mesa.
Eduard Wagner
German army general and quartermaster-general (1894-1944).
Born April 1st, 1894 in Kirchenlamitz.
Died July 23rd, 1944 at 50 years old in Zossen (shot to the head).
Lloyd Gough
American theater, film, and television actor (1907-1984).
Born September 21st, 1907 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 1984 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (aortic aneurysm).
George Perkins Marsh
American politician (1801-1882).
Born March 15th, 1801 in Woodstock.
Died July 23rd, 1882 at 81 years old in Vallombrosa Abbey.
Georges Auric
French composer.
Born February 15th, 1899 in Lodève.
Died July 23rd, 1983 at 84 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Friedrich von Wieser
Austrian economist (1851-1926).
Born July 10th, 1851 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1926 at 75 years old in Brunnwinkl. [ref]
Thorbjörn Fälldin
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1926-2016).
Born April 24th, 1926 in Högsjö församling.
Died July 23rd, 2016 at 90 years old in Hälledal. [ref]
Douglass Montgomery
Actor (1907-1966).
Born October 29th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died July 23rd, 1966 at 58 years old in Norwalk (cancer).
Esther Dale
American actress (1885–1961).
Born November 10th, 1885 in Beaufort.
Died July 23rd, 1961 at 75 years old in Hollywood.
Henry Hallett Dale
English pharmacologist, nobel laureate (1875–1968).
Born June 9th, 1875 in Islington.
Died July 23rd, 1968 at 93 years old in Cambridge.
Serge Reggiani
French singer and actor (1922–2004).
Born May 2nd, 1922 in Reggio Emilia.
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 82 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (myocardial infarction).
Valdemar Poulsen
Danish engineer (1869-1942).
Born November 23rd, 1869 in Copenhagen.
Died July 23rd, 1942 at 72 years old in Gentofte.
Otto Ambros
German chemist (1901-1990).
Born May 19th, 1901 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz.
Died July 23rd, 1990 at 89 years old in Mannheim.
Arsenio Erico
Paraguayan football striker (1915-1977).
Born March 30th, 1915 in Asunción.
Died July 23rd, 1977 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires.
Margaret Mahy
New zealand children's writer (1936-2012).
Born March 21st, 1936 in Whakatāne.
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 76 years old in Christchurch.
Pamela Blair
American actress (1949–2023).
Born December 5th, 1949 in Bennington.
Died July 23rd, 2023 at 73 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Ahmad Qavam
Prime minister of iran (1876-1955).
Born January 2nd, 1876 in Tehran.
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Toshihide Maskawa
Japanese theoretical physicist (1940–2021).
Born February 7th, 1940 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Kyoto (cancer). [ref]
David Warbeck
Film actor (1941-1997).
Born November 17th, 1941 in Christchurch.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
Charlotte Forten Grimké
American writer and activist (1837-1914).
Born August 17th, 1837 in Philadelphia.
Died July 23rd, 1914 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Robert Ettinger
American academic, trans humanist and cryonics proponent (1918–2011).
Born December 4th, 1918 in Atlantic City. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 92 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Hans Graf von Sponeck
German general (1888–1944).
Born February 12th, 1888 in Düsseldorf.
Died July 23rd, 1944 at 56 years old in Germersheim (gunshot wound).
Ariano Suassuna
Brazilian writer (1927–2014).
Born June 16th, 1927 in João Pessoa.
Died July 23rd, 2014 at 87 years old in Recife (stroke).
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