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July 23rd
185 Notable deaths
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).
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]
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]
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).
Amadeo Bordiga
Italian politician (1889-1970).
Born June 13th, 1889 in Ercolano.
Died July 23rd, 1970 at 81 years old in Formia. [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]
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).
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).
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Sicilian writer and prince (1896-1957).
Born December 23rd, 1896 in Palermo. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1957 at 60 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Oksana Shachko
Ukrainian artist and activist with femen.
Born January 31st, 1987 in Khmelnytskyi. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2018 at 31 years old in Montrouge (hanging). [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather