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September 23rd
161 Notable deaths
Dido Sotiriou
Greek novelist, journalist, and playwright.
Born February 18th, 1909 in Aydın.
Died September 23rd, 2004 at 95 years old in Athens (pneumonia).
Theodor Wolff
German writer.
Born August 2nd, 1868 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Giuseppe Sacconi
Italian architect (1854-1905).
Born July 5th, 1854 in Montalto delle Marche.
Died September 23rd, 1905 at 51 years old in Pistoia.
Marcel Artelesa
French footballer (1938-2016).
Born July 2nd, 1938 in Pont-Sainte-Marie. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2016 at 78 years old in Troyes. [ref]
Lucien Gaudin
French fencer (1886-1934).
Born September 27th, 1886 in Arras.
Died September 23rd, 1934 at 47 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
René Thomas
French racing driver.
Born March 7th, 1886 in Périgueux. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1975 at 89 years old in Colombes. [ref]
Walter Friedrich Otto
German classical philologist (1874-1958).
Born June 22nd, 1874 in Hechingen. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1958 at 84 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino
Cardinal of the catholic church.
Born August 28th, 1942 in Caracas.
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Caracas (COVID-19). [ref]
Ernst Trygger
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1857-1943).
Born October 27th, 1857 in Skeppsholm church parish. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 85 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Friedrich Adolf Paneth
Austrian-born british chemist.
Born August 31st, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1958 at 71 years old in Mainz. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 161
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