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September 23rd
212 Notable deaths
Johann Georg von Hahn
Austrian diplomat and linguist (1811–1869).
Born July 11th, 1811 in Frankfurt.
Died September 23rd, 1869 at 58 years old in Jena.
Charles Osborne
Australian/british author (1927–2017).
Born November 24th, 1927 in Brisbane.
Died September 23rd, 2017 at 89 years old [ref]
Eliza Cook
British writer (1818–1889).
Born December 24th, 1818 in London Road. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1889 at 70 years old in Wimbledon. [ref]
Fernando Riera
Chilean footballer (1920-2010).
Born June 27th, 1920 in Santiago.
Died September 23rd, 2010 at 90 years old in Santiago (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Vlatko Marković
Croatian footballer (1937-2013).
Born January 1st, 1937 in Bugojno.
Died September 23rd, 2013 at 76 years old in Zagreb.
Elaine Feinstein
Poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, biographer and translator (1930-2019).
Born October 24th, 1930 in Bootle.
Died September 23rd, 2019 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
Nikola Petkov
Bulgarian politician (1893-1947).
Born July 21st, 1893 in Sofia.
Died September 23rd, 1947 at 54 years old in Sofia (hanging to death). [ref]
Thomas Beck
American actor (1909-1995).
Born December 29th, 1909 in New York City.
Died September 23rd, 1995 at 85 years old in Miami Shores (Alzheimer's disease).
Johannes-Rudolf Mühlenkamp
Ss officer (1910–1986).
Born October 9th, 1910 in Montigny-lès-Metz. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1986 at 75 years old in Goslar.
Hysni Kapo
Albanian politician (1915-1979).
Born March 4th, 1915 in Tërbaç.
Died September 23rd, 1979 at 64 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Eduard Gufeld
Soviet chess player (1936–2002).
Born March 19th, 1936 in Kyiv.
Died September 23rd, 2002 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Duke Franz Joseph in Bavaria
German duke (1888-1912).
Born March 23rd, 1888 in Tegernsee.
Died September 23rd, 1912 at 24 years old in Munich.
Fred M. Wilcox
American film director (1907-1964).
Born December 22nd, 1907 in Tazewell.
Died September 23rd, 1964 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills.
Gilbert Duprez
French tenor, singing teacher and minor composer (1806-1896).
Born December 6th, 1806 in Paris, former 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1896 at 89 years old in rue de la Tour.
Dragan Holcer
Yugoslav footballer (1945–2015).
Born January 19th, 1945 in Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel.
Died September 23rd, 2015 at 70 years old in Split. [ref]
Tilsa Tsuchiya
Peruvian painter and printmaker (died 1984).
Born September 24th, 1929 in Supe District.
Died September 23rd, 1984 at 54 years old in Lima (cancer).
Ernst von Leyser
German general der infanterie during world war ii (1889–1962).
Born November 18th, 1889 in Steglitz. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1962 at 72 years old in Garstedt.
Viktor Schütze
German world war ii u-boat commander.
Born February 16th, 1906 in Kiel.
Died September 23rd, 1950 at 44 years old in Frankfurt.
Tibor Sekelj
Hungarian author and explorer (1912–1988).
Born February 14th, 1912 in Poprad.
Died September 23rd, 1988 at 76 years old in Subotica.
Kjell Askildsen
Norwegian writer (1929–2021).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Mandal.
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 91 years old [ref]
Dido Sotiriou
Greek novelist, journalist, and playwright (1909–2004).
Born February 18th, 1909 in Aydın.
Died September 23rd, 2004 at 95 years old in Athens (pneumonia).
Theodor Wolff
German writer (1868-1943).
Born August 2nd, 1868 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 75 years old in Jewish Hospital Berlin.
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.
Died September 23rd, 2016 at 78 years old in Troyes. [ref]
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling