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July 23rd
194 Notable deaths
John Shalikashvili
United states general.
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.
Born February 17th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Merion Station (brain cancer).
Benjamin Libet
American academic.
Born April 12th, 1916 in Chicago. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2007 at 91 years old in Davis.
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).
Kay Kyser
American bandleader, actor (1905-1985).
Born June 18th, 1905 in Rocky Mount. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1985 at 80 years old in Chapel Hill (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Djalma Santos
Brazilian association football player (1929-2013).
Born February 27th, 1929 in São Paulo.
Died July 23rd, 2013 at 84 years old in Uberaba (pneumonia).
Maxim Dadashev
Russian boxer (1990-2019).
Born September 30th, 1990 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 23rd, 2019 at 28 years old in Cheverly (cerebral edema).
Victor Moore
American stage and film actor.
Born February 24th, 1876 in Hammonton. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1962 at 86 years old in East Islip (myocardial infarction).
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]
Donald Barthelme
American writer, editor, and professor.
Born April 7th, 1931 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1989 at 58 years old in Houston (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson