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September 23rd
140 Notable deaths
Eduard Gufeld
Soviet chess player.
Born March 19th, 1936 in Kyiv.
Died September 23rd, 2002 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Dragan Holcer
Serbian footballer (1945-2015).
Born January 19th, 1945 in Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel.
Died September 23rd, 2015 at 70 years old in Split. [ref]
Kjell Askildsen
Norwegian writer (1929-2021).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Mandal. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 91 years old [ref]
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 am Main.
Hysni Kapo
Albanian politician (1915-1979).
Born March 4th, 1915 in Tërbaç.
Died September 23rd, 1979 at 64 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Tibor Sekelj
Hungarian author and explorer.
Born February 14th, 1912 in Poprad.
Died September 23rd, 1988 at 76 years old in Subotica.
Ernst von Leyser
German general der infanterie during world war ii.
Born November 18th, 1889 in Steglitz.
Died September 23rd, 1962 at 72 years old in Garstedt.
Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield
Austro-hungarian flying ace.
Born February 6th, 1890 in Herceg Novi.
Died September 23rd, 1986 at 96 years old in Trieste. [ref]
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.
Theodor Wolff
German writer.
Born August 2nd, 1868 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 140
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved