August 23rd
166 Notable deaths
Takeuchi Seihō
Japanese painter (1864-1942).
Born December 20th, 1864 in Kyoto.
Died August 23rd, 1942 at 77 years old in Yugawara (pneumonia).
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]
Leo Borchard
German conductor (1899-1945).
Born March 31st, 1899 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Maria Janion
Polish scholar, critic and theoretician (1926–2020).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Mońki.
Died August 23rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Egon Zimmermann
Austrian alpine skier (1939-2019).
Born February 8th, 1939 in Lech.
Died August 23rd, 2019 at 80 years old in Lech (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Vesna Rožič
Slovenian chess player.
Born March 23rd, 1987 in Ljubljana.
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 26 years old in Burghausen (peritoneal carcinomatosis, peritoneal carcinoma).
Walter Serner
Czech writer (1889–1942).
Born January 15th, 1889 in Karlovy Vary.
Died August 23rd, 1942 at 53 years old in Biķernieki forest.
Wilhelm Hahnemann
Austrian footballer (1914-1991).
Born April 14th, 1914 in Vienna.
Died August 23rd, 1991 at 77 years old in Vienna.
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]
Nathaniel Cartmell
American athlete (1883-1967).
Born January 13th, 1883 in Union County.
Died August 23rd, 1967 at 84 years old in Forest Hills.
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For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer