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August 23rd
166 Notable deaths
Freddie Steele
American boxer (1912-1984).
Born December 18th, 1912 in Seattle.
Died August 23rd, 1984 at 71 years old in Aberdeen (stroke).
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]
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.
Kihachirō Kawamoto
Japanese anime director (1925–2010).
Born January 11th, 1925 in Shibuya.
Died August 23rd, 2010 at 85 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
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).
Viktor Kaplan
Austrian-czech engineer and inventor.
Born November 27th, 1876 in Mürzzuschlag.
Died August 23rd, 1934 at 57 years old in Unterach am Attersee (cerebral hemorrhage).
Guillermo Gorostiza
Spanish footballer (1909-1966).
Born February 15th, 1909 in Santurtzi.
Died August 23rd, 1966 at 57 years old in Bilbao.
Herbert Greenfield
Canadian politician (1869-1949).
Born November 25th, 1869 in Winchester.
Died August 23rd, 1949 at 79 years old in Calgary.
Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince (1861–1914).
Born October 12th, 1861 in Meiningen.
Died August 23rd, 1914 at 52 years old in Tarcienne.
Lev Petrovich Pitaevskii
Russian theoretical physicist at university of trento (1933–2022).
Born January 18th, 1933 in Saratov.
Died August 23rd, 2022 at 89 years old in Rovereto. [ref]
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