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September 23rd
156 Notable deaths
Ivan Osiier
Danish fencer (1888–1965).
Born December 16th, 1888 in Copenhagen.
Died September 23rd, 1965 at 76 years old in Copenhagen.
Zbigniew Nienacki
Polish writer.
Born January 1st, 1929 in Łódź.
Died September 23rd, 1994 at 65 years old in Morąg.
Severino Minelli
Swiss footballer (1909-1994).
Born September 6th, 1909 in Küsnacht.
Died September 23rd, 1994 at 85 years old
Hans Deppe
German film actor and director (1897-1969).
Born November 12th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died September 23rd, 1969 at 71 years old in Berlin (diabetes).
Zhao Shuli
Chinese writer (1906-1970).
Born September 24th, 1906 in Jiafeng Town.
Died September 23rd, 1970 at 63 years old
Frances Dafoe
Canadian figure skater (1929–2016).
Born December 17th, 1929 in Toronto. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2016 at 86 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Nagendra Prasad Rijal
Nepalese politician (1927-1994).
Born April 20th, 1927 in Dhankuta.
Died September 23rd, 1994 at 67 years old
Georg Theodor August Gaffky
German physician.
Born February 17th, 1850 in Hanover.
Died September 23rd, 1918 at 68 years old in Hanover.
Oscar Espinosa Chepe
Cuban dissident (1940–2013).
Born November 29th, 1940 in Cienfuegos.
Died September 23rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Cercedilla (liver disease). [ref]
Albrecht Unsöld
German astronomer and physicist (1905-1995).
Born April 20th, 1905 in Bolheim.
Died September 23rd, 1995 at 90 years old
Deaths 111 to 120 of 156
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson