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August 23rd
211 Notable deaths
Tejumade Alakija
Nigerian civil servant (1925 – 2013).
Born May 17th, 1925 in Nigeria.
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 88 years old in University College Hospital, Ibadan.
Audrey Patterson
Athletics competitor (1926–1996).
Born September 27th, 1926 in New Orleans.
Died August 23rd, 1996 at 69 years old in National City.
Adolf Fredrik Lindblad
Swedish composer (1801-1878).
Born February 1st, 1801 in Skänninge.
Died August 23rd, 1878 at 77 years old in Skeda.
Rudolf Minger
Member of the swiss federal council (1881-1955).
Born November 13th, 1881 in Mülchi.
Died August 23rd, 1955 at 73 years old in Schüpfen.
Vera Maretskaya
Soviet actress (1906-1978).
Born July 31st, 1906 in Barvikha.
Died August 23rd, 1978 at 72 years old in Moscow (breast cancer).
Jurriaan Andriessen
Dutch composer (1925–1996).
Born November 15th, 1925 in Haarlem.
Died August 23rd, 1996 at 70 years old in The Hague.
Dionisio Anzilotti
Italian jurist/judge of the permanent court of international justice (1867-1950).
Born February 20th, 1867 in Pescia.
Died August 23rd, 1950 at 83 years old in Pescia.
Ágnes Nemes Nagy
Poet (1922–1991).
Born January 3rd, 1922 in Budapest.
Died August 23rd, 1991 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Stéphanos I Sidarouss
Catholic cardinal (1904-1987).
Born February 22nd, 1904 in Cairo.
Died August 23rd, 1987 at 83 years old in Cairo.
Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz
Spanish aviator (1897-1936).
Born October 7th, 1897 in Estella-Lizarra.
Died August 23rd, 1936 at 38 years old in Madrid (gunshot wound).
Trude Dybendahl
Norwegian cross-country skier.
Born January 8th, 1966 in Oslo. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2024 at 58 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Domingo Díaz Arosemena
President of panama (1875-1949).
Born June 25th, 1875 in Panama.
Died August 23rd, 1949 at 74 years old in Panama City.
Giovanni Mercati
Catholic cardinal (1866–1957).
Born December 17th, 1866 in Reggio Emilia.
Died August 23rd, 1957 at 90 years old in Rome.
Ángel Atienza
Spanish footballer and artist (1931–2015).
Born March 16th, 1931 in Madrid.
Died August 23rd, 2015 at 84 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Hasmik
Armenian soviet actress (1879–1947).
Born March 21st, 1879 in Nakhchivan.
Died August 23rd, 1947 at 68 years old in Yerevan.
Ahmed Badrakhan
Egyptian film director and screenwriter (1909–1969).
Born September 18th, 1909 in Cairo.
Died August 23rd, 1969 at 59 years old [ref]
Omero Tognon
Italian footballer and manager (1924–1990).
Born March 3rd, 1924 in Padua.
Died August 23rd, 1990 at 66 years old in Pordenone.
Delio Gamboa
Colombian footballer (1936-2018).
Born January 28th, 1936 in Buenaventura.
Died August 23rd, 2018 at 82 years old in Cali. [ref]
Heinrich Berté
Austrian composer (1857-1924).
Born May 8th, 1857 in Hlohovec.
Died August 23rd, 1924 at 67 years old in Perchtoldsdorf.
Anna-Maria Müller
East german luger (1949–2009).
Born February 23rd, 1949 in Friedrichroda.
Died August 23rd, 2009 at 60 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Eugène-Henri Gravelotte
French fencer (1876-1939).
Born February 6th, 1876 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 23rd, 1939 at 63 years old in Bénodet.
Hugo, 4th Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen
German officer and politician (1816-1897).
Born May 27th, 1816 in Stuttgart.
Died August 23rd, 1897 at 81 years old in Sławięcice.
Augusto Caminito
Italian film director, screenwriter and film producer (1939-2020).
Born July 1st, 1939 in Naples.
Died August 23rd, 2020 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Serafín Avendaño
Spanish painter (1837-1916).
Born August 2nd, 1837 in Vigo. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1916 at 79 years old in Valladolid (atherosclerosis).
Walter D'Souza
Field hockey player (1920-1989).
Born December 16th, 1920 in Mbale City.
Died August 23rd, 1989 at 68 years old in Mumbai.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 211
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel