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August 23rd
151 Notable deaths
Joseph Berchtold
Nazi officer, second commander of the ss (1897-1962).
Born March 6th, 1897 in Ingolstadt.
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 65 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
William Glasser
American psychiatrist.
Born May 11th, 1925 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Naum Gabo
Russian sculptor (1890-1977).
Born August 5th, 1890 in Bryansk. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1977 at 87 years old in Waterbury. [ref]
George David Weiss
American songwriter and arranger; president of the songwriters guild of america (1921-2010).
Born April 9th, 1921 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 2010 at 89 years old in New Jersey (disease). [ref]
Anthony Stafford Beer
British theorist, consultant, and professor.
Born November 25th, 1926 in London.
Died August 23rd, 2002 at 75 years old in Toronto.
Marie Tharp
Oceanographer and cartographer.
Born July 30th, 1920 in Ypsilanti.
Died August 23rd, 2006 at 86 years old in Nyack (cancer). [ref]
Saad Zaghloul
Prime minister of egypt.
Born July 1st, 1859 in Metoubes. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1927 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Eric Gairy
Prime minister of grenada (1922-1997).
Born February 18th, 1922 in Grenada.
Died August 23rd, 1997 at 75 years old in Grenada.
Michel Fokine
Russian ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born April 23rd, 1880 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 23rd, 1942 at 62 years old in New York City. [ref]
Reinhard Selten
German economist (1930-2016).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2016 at 85 years old in Poznań. [ref]
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz