August 23rd
151 Notable deaths
Alberto Cavalcanti
Brazilian film director.
Born February 6th, 1897 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Johnny Hayes
American athlete.
Born April 10th, 1886 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 1965 at 79 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Dieter Thomas Heck
German television presenter, singer and actor (1937-2018).
Born December 29th, 1937 in Flensburg.
Died August 23rd, 2018 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Mario Davidovsky
Argentine-american composer (1934-2019).
Born March 4th, 1934 in Médanos.
Died August 23rd, 2019 at 85 years old in New York City.
Eduardo Quisumbing
Filipino botanist (1895-1986).
Born November 24th, 1895 in Santa Cruz.
Died August 23rd, 1986 at 90 years old in Quezon City.
Marcel Albert
French world war ii pilot (1917-2010).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Paris.
Died August 23rd, 2010 at 92 years old in Harlingen. [ref]
Gerald Potterton
British-canadian animator and director.
Born March 8th, 1931 in London.
Died August 23rd, 2022 at 91 years old [ref]
Nikolai Roslavets
Russian modernist composer and music theorist.
Born January 4th, 1881 in Surazh.
Died August 23rd, 1944 at 63 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Thomas Huckle Weller
American virologist (1915-2008).
Born June 15th, 1915 in Ann Arbor.
Died August 23rd, 2008 at 93 years old in Needham. [ref]
Florence Barbara Seibert
American biochemist.
Born October 6th, 1897 in Easton.
Died August 23rd, 1991 at 93 years old in St. Petersburg.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 151
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut