August 23rd
159 Notable deaths
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 (1897–1991).
Born October 6th, 1897 in Easton.
Died August 23rd, 1991 at 93 years old in St. Petersburg.
James White
Northern ireland science fiction author (1928-1999).
Born April 7th, 1928 in Belfast.
Died August 23rd, 1999 at 71 years old in Belfast (stroke).
Robert Mertens
German zoologist.
Born December 1st, 1894 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1975 at 80 years old in Frankfurt am Main (snakebite). [ref]
Stanford Moore
U.s. biochemist (1913-1982).
Born September 4th, 1913 in Chicago.
Died August 23rd, 1982 at 68 years old in New York City.
Božidar Delić
Serbian politician.
Born February 20th, 1956 in Gjakova.
Died August 23rd, 2022 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Mustafa al-Nahhas
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1879–1965).
Born June 15th, 1879 in Gharbia Governorate.
Died August 23rd, 1965 at 86 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Freddie Steele
American boxer (1912-1984).
Born December 18th, 1912 in Seattle.
Died August 23rd, 1984 at 71 years old in Aberdeen (stroke).
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus