July 23rd
177 Notable deaths
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri lankan writer (1890-1976).
Born May 29th, 1890 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
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.
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]
Diane Hegarty
Satanist religious leader.
Born July 10th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died July 23rd, 2022 at 80 years old [ref]
S. H. Raza
Indian painter.
Born February 22nd, 1922 in Mandla district.
Died July 23rd, 2016 at 94 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Benjamin Libet
American academic.
Born April 12th, 1916 in Chicago. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2007 at 91 years old in Davis.
Bob Rafelson
American film director.
Born February 21st, 1933 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 2022 at 89 years old in Aspen (lung cancer). [ref]
Chaim Potok
American rabbi and author.
Born February 17th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Merion Station (brain cancer).
John Kundla
American basketball player and coach (1916-2017).
Born July 3rd, 1916 in Star Junction. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2017 at 101 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Shigeko Higashikuni
Japanese princess; wife of prince morihiro higashikuni and eldest daughter of emperor shōwa and empress kōjun.
Born December 6th, 1925 in Akasaka Palace. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1961 at 35 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami