September 23rd
156 Notable deaths
Johnny Berry
English footballer.
Born June 1st, 1926 in Aldershot.
Died September 23rd, 1994 at 68 years old in Farnham.
André Hazes
Dutch singer.
Born June 30th, 1951 in Amsterdam.
Died September 23rd, 2004 at 53 years old in Woerden (heart failure).
Danny Thompson
English double bassist (1939–2025).
Born April 4th, 1939 in Teignmouth.
Died September 23rd, 2025 at 86 years old in Rickmansworth. [ref]
Pavel Grachev
Soviet generals (1948-2012).
Born January 1st, 1948.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 64 years old in Krasnogorsk (infectious disease). [ref]
Robert Hichens
British sailor (1882–1940) who survived the sinking of the titanic.
Born September 16th, 1882 in Cornwall.
Died September 23rd, 1940 at 58 years old in Aberdeen (heart failure).
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.
Patrick Hamilton
English writer (1904–1962).
Born March 17th, 1904 in Hassocks. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1962 at 58 years old in Sheringham (liver cirrhosis, kidney failure). [ref]
Al Alvarez
English poet, novelist, essayist and critic (1929-2019).
Born August 5th, 1929 in London.
Died September 23rd, 2019 at 90 years old (pneumonia). [ref]
John Nash
British artist, illustrator, painter and wood-engraver (1893-1977).
Born April 11th, 1893 in London. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1977 at 84 years old in Colchester. [ref]
George Padmore
Trinidadian anti-colonial writer (1903-1959).
Born June 28th, 1903 in Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago.
Died September 23rd, 1959 at 56 years old in London.
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace