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August 23rd
169 Notable deaths
Nathaniel Cartmell
American athlete (1883-1967).
Born January 13th, 1883 in Union County.
Died August 23rd, 1967 at 84 years old in Forest Hills.
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.
Mikhail Kuznetsov
Soviet film and theatre actor (1918–1986).
Born February 25th, 1918 in Noginsk.
Died August 23rd, 1986 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Balys Dvarionas
Lithuanian musician (1904-1972).
Born June 19th, 1904 in Liepāja. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Paolo Volponi
Italian writer (1924-1994).
Born February 6th, 1924 in Urbino.
Died August 23rd, 1994 at 70 years old in Ancona.
Hans Cornelius
German philosopher (1863–1947).
Born September 27th, 1863 in Munich.
Died August 23rd, 1947 at 83 years old in Gräfelfing.
Georges Berger
Belgian racing driver (1918-1967).
Born September 14th, 1918 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died August 23rd, 1967 at 48 years old in Nürburg.
Hellmuth Kneser
German mathematician.
Born April 16th, 1898 in Tartu.
Died August 23rd, 1973 at 75 years old in Tübingen.
Walter Anderson
Baltic german folklorist (1885–1962).
Born October 10th, 1885 in Minsk.
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 76 years old in Kiel (traffic collision).
Menotti Del Picchia
Brazilian writer (1892-1988).
Born March 20th, 1892 in São Paulo.
Died August 23rd, 1988 at 96 years old in São Paulo.
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