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August 23rd
169 Notable deaths
Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince (1861–1914).
Born October 12th, 1861 in Meiningen.
Died August 23rd, 1914 at 52 years old in Tarcienne.
Lev Petrovich Pitaevskii
Russian theoretical physicist at university of trento (1933–2022).
Born January 18th, 1933 in Saratov.
Died August 23rd, 2022 at 89 years old in Rovereto. [ref]
Carlo Delle Piane
Italian actor (1936-2019).
Born February 2nd, 1936 in Rome.
Died August 23rd, 2019 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Frederic G. Kenyon
British palaeographer and classical scholar (1863–1952).
Born January 15th, 1863 in London.
Died August 23rd, 1952 at 89 years old in Oxted.
Birgitta Stenberg
Swedish author.
Born April 26th, 1932 in Engelbrekt church parish.
Died August 23rd, 2014 at 82 years old (liver cancer).
Vadim Yusov
Russian cinematographer.
Born April 20th, 1929 in Klavdino.
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 84 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Gerhard Hanappi
Austrian footballer (1929-1980).
Born February 16th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died August 23rd, 1980 at 51 years old in Vienna (lymphoma).
Gunilla Bergström
Swedish writer, illustrator and journalist.
Born July 3rd, 1942 in Gothenburg.
Died August 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Heinrich Mark
Estonian politician and lawyer (1911–2004).
Born October 1st, 1911 in Krootuse.
Died August 23rd, 2004 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
Beals Coleman Wright
American tennis player (1879–1961).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Boston.
Died August 23rd, 1961 at 81 years old in Alton.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 169
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson