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September 23rd
212 Notable deaths
Lucien Gaudin
French fencer (1886-1934).
Born September 27th, 1886 in Arras.
Died September 23rd, 1934 at 47 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
René Thomas
French racing driver (1886–1975).
Born March 7th, 1886 in Périgueux. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1975 at 89 years old in Colombes. [ref]
Walter Friedrich Otto
German classical philologist (1874-1958).
Born June 22nd, 1874 in Hechingen.
Died September 23rd, 1958 at 84 years old in Tübingen.
Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino
Cardinal of the catholic church (1942–2021).
Born August 28th, 1942 in Caracas.
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Caracas (COVID-19). [ref]
Ernst Trygger
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1857-1943).
Born October 27th, 1857 in Skeppsholm church parish. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 85 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Friedrich Adolf Paneth
Austrian-born british chemist.
Born August 31st, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1958 at 71 years old in Mainz. [ref]
Valeriya Gnarovskaya
Heroine of the soviet union (1923–1943).
Born October 18th, 1923.
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 19 years old in Vilniansk Raion.
Paul Kuhn
Jazz musician, band leader, singer and pianist (1928-2013).
Born March 12th, 1928 in Wiesbaden.
Died September 23rd, 2013 at 85 years old in Bad Wildungen.
Artūras Rimkevičius
Lithuanian footballer (1983-2019).
Born April 14th, 1983 in Kaunas.
Died September 23rd, 2019 at 36 years old in Ramučiai (gunshot wound). [ref]
Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen
Diver (1931-2017).
Born February 11th, 1931 in Council Bluffs.
Died September 23rd, 2017 at 86 years old in Stuart. [ref]
Helmut Köglberger
Austrian association football player (1946-2018).
Born January 12th, 1946 in Steyr.
Died September 23rd, 2018 at 72 years old in Linz. [ref]
Dick Roth
American swimmer.
Born September 26th, 1947 in Palo Alto.
Died September 23rd, 2025 at 77 years old [ref]
John Wu
Chinese cardinal (1925-2002).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Wuhua County.
Died September 23rd, 2002 at 77 years old in Queen Mary Hospital (diabetes).
Daniel Okyem Aboagye
Ghanaian politician (1973–2023).
Born December 31st, 1973 in Atwima District. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2023 at 49 years old in Kumasi.
Fyodor Bruni
Russian artist of italian descent (1799-1875).
Born December 27th, 1801 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1875 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Zlatko Portner
Serbian handball player and manager.
Born January 16th, 1962 in Ruma.
Died September 23rd, 2020 at 58 years old in Switzerland. [ref]
Jarl Lundqvist
Finnish lieutenant general (1896–1965).
Born August 15th, 1896 in Helsinki.
Died September 23rd, 1965 at 69 years old in Helsinki.
Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi
Politician and writer from italy (1804-1873).
Born August 12th, 1804 in Livorno.
Died September 23rd, 1873 at 69 years old in Cecina.
Cleto González Víquez
President of costa rica (1858-1937).
Born October 13th, 1858 in Heredia.
Died September 23rd, 1937 at 78 years old in San José.
Theodosius Harnack
Baltic german theologian (1817–1889).
Born January 3rd, 1817 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 23rd, 1889 at 72 years old in Tartu.
Aladár Pege
Hungarian jazz musician (1939–2006).
Born October 8th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 66 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Zbigniew Nienacki
Polish writer (1929–1994).
Born January 1st, 1929 in Łódź.
Died September 23rd, 1994 at 65 years old in Morąg.
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).
Juan Francisco de Vidal
President of peru (1800-1863).
Died September 23rd, 1863 at 63 years old in Lima.
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