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July 23rd
185 Notable deaths
Valdemar Poulsen
Danish engineer (1869-1942).
Born November 23rd, 1869 in Copenhagen.
Died July 23rd, 1942 at 72 years old in Gentofte.
Jean Muir
American stage and film actress and educator (1911-1996).
Born February 13th, 1911 in Suffern.
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Mesa.
Henry Hallett Dale
English pharmacologist, nobel laureate.
Born June 9th, 1875 in London. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1968 at 93 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Suleiman Frangieh
Fifth president of lebanon (1910-1992).
Born June 15th, 1910 in Zgharta.
Died July 23rd, 1992 at 82 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Archduchess Charlotte of Austria
Archduchess (1921-1989).
Born March 1st, 1921 in Prangins.
Died July 23rd, 1989 at 68 years old in Munich.
Joseph Kessel
French journalist and novelist.
Born February 10th, 1898 in Villa Clara Province. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1979 at 81 years old in Avernes (aneurysm). [ref]
Georges Auric
French composer.
Born February 15th, 1899 in Lodève. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1983 at 84 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Piero Piccioni
Italian lawyer and film composer.
Born December 6th, 1921 in Turin. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 82 years old in Rome.
Margaret Mahy
New zealand children's writer (1936-2012).
Born March 21st, 1936 in Whakatāne. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 76 years old in Christchurch.
Douglass Montgomery
Actor (1907-1966).
Born October 29th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died July 23rd, 1966 at 58 years old in Norwalk (cancer).
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