August 23rd
159 Notable deaths
Carlo Delle Piane
Italian actor.
Born February 2nd, 1936 in Rome.
Died August 23rd, 2019 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Catherine Ribeiro
French singer (1941–2024).
Born September 22nd, 1941 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died August 23rd, 2024 at 82 years old in Martigues. [ref]
Gunilla Bergström
Swedish writer, illustrator and journalist.
Born July 3rd, 1942 in Gothenburg.
Died August 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Viktor Kaplan
Austrian-czech engineer and inventor.
Born November 27th, 1876 in Mürzzuschlag. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1934 at 57 years old in Unterach am Attersee (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Vadim Yusov
Russian cinematographer.
Born April 20th, 1929 in Klavdino.
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 84 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Zoltán Fábri
Hungarian actor, film director (1917-1994).
Born October 15th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died August 23rd, 1994 at 76 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Herbert Greenfield
Canadian politician (1869-1949).
Born November 25th, 1869 in Winchester.
Died August 23rd, 1949 at 79 years old in Calgary.
Frederic G. Kenyon
British palaeographer and biblical and classical scholar.
Born January 15th, 1863 in London. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1952 at 89 years old in Oxted. [ref]
Guillermo Gorostiza
Spanish footballer (1909-1966).
Born February 15th, 1909 in Santurtzi.
Died August 23rd, 1966 at 57 years old in Bilbao.
Gerhard Hanappi
Austrian footballer (1929-1980).
Born February 16th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died August 23rd, 1980 at 51 years old in Vienna (lymphoma).
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