August 23rd
159 Notable deaths
Maria Janion
Polish scholar, critic and theoretician.
Born December 24th, 1926 in Mońki.
Died August 23rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ludwig von Hofmann
German painter (1861-1945).
Born August 17th, 1861 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 84 years old in Pillnitz. [ref]
Pierre Samuel
French mathematician (1921–2009).
Born September 12th, 1921 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2009 at 87 years old in Antony. [ref]
Wilhelm Hahnemann
Austrian footballer (1914-1991).
Born April 14th, 1914 in Vienna.
Died August 23rd, 1991 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Balys Dvarionas
Lithuanian musician (1904-1972).
Born June 19th, 1904 in Liepāja. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Nathaniel Cartmell
American athlete (1883-1967).
Born January 13th, 1883 in Union County.
Died August 23rd, 1967 at 84 years old in Forest Hills.
Paolo Volponi
Italian writer (1924-1994).
Born February 6th, 1924 in Urbino. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1994 at 70 years old in Ancona. [ref]
Tatiana Zaslavskaya
Soviet and russian sociologist and economist (1927-2013).
Born September 9th, 1927 in Kyiv.
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Hellmuth Kneser
German mathematician.
Born April 16th, 1898 in Tartu.
Died August 23rd, 1973 at 75 years old in Tübingen.
Hans Cornelius
German philosopher (1863–1947).
Born September 27th, 1863 in Munich.
Died August 23rd, 1947 at 83 years old in Gräfelfing.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare