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September 23rd
156 Notable deaths
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.
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
Austrian chemist (1865-1929).
Born April 1st, 1865 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1929 at 64 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist.
Born April 21st, 1941 in Bradenton.
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]
Franciszek Pieczka
Polish actor.
Born January 18th, 1928 in Godów, Silesian Voivodeship.
Died September 23rd, 2022 at 94 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Jay Adler
American actor (1896-1978).
Born September 26th, 1896 in New York City.
Died September 23rd, 1978 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Meir Dizengoff
Zionist politician (1861-1936).
Born February 25th, 1861 in Bessarabia.
Died September 23rd, 1936 at 75 years old in Tel Aviv.
Fayza Ahmed
Syrian-egyptian-lebanese singer and actress.
Born December 5th, 1934 in Sidon.
Died September 23rd, 1983 at 48 years old in Cairo (breast cancer).
Szolem Mandelbrojt
French mathematician (1899-1983).
Born January 20th, 1899 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1983 at 84 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Nino Vaccarella
Racecar driver.
Born March 4th, 1933 in Palermo. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 88 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Winrich Kolbe
American film director.
Born August 9th, 1940 in Germany.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner