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July 23rd
245 Notable deaths
José Sazatornil
Spanish actor (1925–2015).
Born August 13th, 1925 in Barcelona.
Died July 23rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Madrid (Alzheimer's disease).
Esther Tusquets
Spanish publisher, writer and essayist (1936–2012).
Born August 30th, 1936 in Barcelona.
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 75 years old in Barcelona (pneumonia). [ref]
József Szendi
Hungarian roman catholic archbishop (1921-2017).
Born October 31st, 1921 in Székesfehérvár. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2017 at 95 years old in Veszprém. [ref]
Helen Johns
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1914-2014).
Born September 25th, 1914 in Boston.
Died July 23rd, 2014 at 99 years old in Sumter.
Walter Behrendt
German politician (1914-1997).
Born September 18th, 1914 in Dortmund.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 82 years old in Dortmund.
Esther Applin
American petroleum geologist (1895-1972).
Born November 24th, 1895 in Newark.
Died July 23rd, 1972 at 76 years old
Berdy Kerbabayev
Turkmenistani writer (1894–1974).
Born March 27th, 1894 in Tejen.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 80 years old in Ashgabat.
Ahmet Hadžipašić
Bosnia and herzegovina politician (1952-2008).
Died July 23rd, 2008 at 56 years old in Zenica (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
Frederick Grace
Boxer (1884–1964).
Born February 29th, 1884 in Middlesex.
Died July 23rd, 1964 at 80 years old in Essex (traffic collision).
Rudolf Teschner
German chess player (1922–2006).
Born February 16th, 1922 in Potsdam.
Died July 23rd, 2006 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Heinrich Brunn
German classical archaeologist (1822-1894).
Born January 23rd, 1822 in Wörlitz.
Died July 23rd, 1894 at 72 years old in Schliersee.
Achiel Buysse
Belgian cyclist (1918–1984).
Born December 20th, 1918 in Lochristi.
Died July 23rd, 1984 at 65 years old in Wetteren.
Jan Halldoff
Film director, screenwriter (1939–2010).
Born September 4th, 1939 in Stockholm.
Died July 23rd, 2010 at 70 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Peter Lei
Catholic bishop (1922-1974).
Born March 29th, 1922 in Guangzhou.
Died July 23rd, 1974 at 52 years old in British Hong Kong.
Karl Joel
German philosopher (1864–1934).
Born March 27th, 1864 in Jelenia Góra.
Died July 23rd, 1934 at 70 years old in Walenstadt.
Elsa Neumann
German physicist (1872-1902).
Born August 23rd, 1872 in Berlin.
Died July 23rd, 1902 at 29 years old in Berlin.
Jean Brankart
Belgian road bicycle racer (1930–2020).
Born July 12th, 1930 in Remicourt.
Died July 23rd, 2020 at 90 years old in Liège. [ref]
Eric Ridder
American sailor.
Born July 1st, 1918 in Hewlett.
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Locust Valley.
Naciye Suman
Turkish photographer (1881–1973).
Born April 23rd, 1881 in Skopje.
Died July 23rd, 1973 at 92 years old in Ankara.
Novak Tomić
Serbian footballer (1936-2003).
Born January 7th, 1936 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2003 at 67 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Charles Avery
American actor and film director (1873–1926).
Born May 28th, 1873 in Chicago.
Died July 23rd, 1926 at 53 years old in Hollywood.
Thomas Burn
English footballer.
Born November 29th, 1888 in Spittal.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 87 years old in Sea Point.
Claude Rouer
Road bicycle racer (1929–2021).
Born October 25th, 1929 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 23rd, 2021 at 91 years old in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner