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September 23rd
156 Notable deaths
György Almásy
Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist, and ethnographer (1867-1933).
Born August 11th, 1867 in Grad.
Died September 23rd, 1933 at 66 years old in Graz.
Gary Chapman
Australian swimmer, olympic bronze medallist (1938–1978).
Born September 17th, 1937 in Brighton-Le-Sands. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1978 at 41 years old in Little Bay (drowning).
John Symes
English cricket player (1879-1944).
Born January 11th, 1879 in Crediton.
Died September 23rd, 1944 at 65 years old in Newton Abbot. [ref]
Yngve Brodd
Swedish footballer and manager (1930-2016).
Born June 9th, 1930 in Seglora. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2016 at 86 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Geo Saizescu
Actor, film director.
Born November 14th, 1932 in Oprișor.
Died September 23rd, 2013 at 80 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Abdulaziz Al Sheikh
Former grand mufti of saudi arabia (1999–2025).
Born November 30th, 1943 in Mecca.
Died September 23rd, 2025 at 81 years old in Riyadh. [ref]
Matylda Pálfyová
Gymnast.
Born March 11th, 1912 in Kostoľany nad Hornádom.
Died September 23rd, 1944 at 32 years old in Brestovany (horse fall).
Walter Lehmann
Gymnast (1919-2017).
Born November 13th, 1919 in Hütten.
Died September 23rd, 2017 at 97 years old in Richterswil.
Ivar Ivask
Estonian poet and literary scholar (1927–1992).
Born December 17th, 1927 in Riga.
Died September 23rd, 1992 at 64 years old in Fountainstown.
Radya Yeroshina
Soviet cross-country skier.
Born September 17th, 1930 in Izhevsk.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 82 years old [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 156
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid