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September 23rd
212 Notable deaths
A. S. Neill
Scottish educator and theorist (1883-1973).
Born October 17th, 1883 in Forfar.
Died September 23rd, 1973 at 89 years old in Aldeburgh.
François Achille Bazaine
French general (1811-1888).
Born February 13th, 1811 in Versailles.
Died September 23rd, 1888 at 77 years old in Madrid.
George Padmore
Trinidadian anti-colonial writer (1903-1959).
Born June 28th, 1903 in Arouca.
Died September 23rd, 1959 at 56 years old in University College Hospital.
Émile Gallé
French glass artist and cabinetmaker (1846–1904).
Born May 4th, 1846 in Nancy. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1904 at 58 years old in Nancy.
Al Alvarez
English poet, novelist, essayist and critic (1929-2019).
Born August 5th, 1929 in London.
Died September 23rd, 2019 at 90 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Shirley Clarke
American filmmaker (1919-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1919 in New York City.
Died September 23rd, 1997 at 77 years old in Boston (stroke).
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]
Jules Chéret
French painter and lithographer (1836-1932).
Born June 1st, 1836 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1932 at 96 years old in Nice.
John Nash
British artist, illustrator, painter and wood-engraver (1893-1977).
Born April 11th, 1893 in London.
Died September 23rd, 1977 at 84 years old in Colchester.
Salvo D'Acquisto
Recipient of the gold medal of military valor and servant of god (1920–1943).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Naples.
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 22 years old in Fiumicino (gunshot wound).
Francisco León de la Barra
President of mexico (1863-1939).
Born June 16th, 1863 in Santiago de Querétaro.
Died September 23rd, 1939 at 76 years old in Biarritz.
Maria Malibran
Spanish opera singer and composer.
Born March 24th, 1808 in Paris.
Died September 23rd, 1836 at 28 years old in Manchester (horse fall).
Fujiko F. Fujio
Japanese mangaka, fujimoto hiroshi (1933–1996), pen name since 1989.
Born December 1st, 1933 in Takaoka.
Died September 23rd, 1996 at 62 years old in Shinjuku (liver failure).
John Morley
British statesman, writer and journalist (1838–1923).
Born December 24th, 1838 in Blackburn.
Died September 23rd, 1923 at 84 years old in London.
Bryce DeWitt
American physicist (1923–2004).
Born January 8th, 1923 in Dinuba.
Died September 23rd, 2004 at 81 years old in Austin (pancreatic cancer).
Konstantin Hierl
German politician (1875-1955).
Born February 24th, 1875 in Parsberg.
Died September 23rd, 1955 at 80 years old in Heidelberg.
Richard Parkes Bonington
British painter (1801-1828).
Born October 25th, 1802 in Arnold.
Died September 23rd, 1828 at 25 years old in London (tuberculosis).
Clarence R. Huebner
United states army general (1888-1972).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Bushton.
Died September 23rd, 1972 at 83 years old in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Sonja Savić
Actress (1961-2008).
Born September 15th, 1961 in Čačak.
Died September 23rd, 2008 at 47 years old in Belgrade (drug overdose). [ref]
Etta Baker
American piedmont blues guitarist and singer.
Born March 31st, 1913 in Caldwell County.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 93 years old in Fairfax. [ref]
Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist (1941–2021).
Born April 21st, 1941 in Bradenton.
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]
Yue-Kong Pao
Hong kong businessman (1918-1991).
Born November 10th, 1918 in Zhenhai District.
Died September 23rd, 1991 at 72 years old in Hong Kong.
Ivar Andreas Aasen
Norwegian linguist and poet, dubbed the father of nynorsk (1813 – 1896).
Born August 5th, 1813 in Ørsta Municipality.
Died September 23rd, 1896 at 83 years old in Christiania.
Ruth Patrick
American botanist and limnologist (1907–2013).
Born November 26th, 1907 in Topeka.
Died September 23rd, 2013 at 105 years old in Lafayette Hill.
Paul Kammerer
Austrian scientist (1880-1926).
Born August 17th, 1880 in Vienna.
Died September 23rd, 1926 at 46 years old in Puchberg am Schneeberg (gunshot wound).
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman