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September 23rd
212 Notable deaths
Marcel Van Crombrugge
Belgian rower (1880-1940).
Born September 13th, 1880 in Ghent.
Died September 23rd, 1940 at 60 years old in Ghent.
Emilie Preyer
German painter (1849-1930).
Born June 6th, 1849 in Düsseldorf.
Died September 23rd, 1930 at 81 years old in Düsseldorf.
Bodo Bittner
West german bobsledder (1940–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1940 in Berlin.
Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old in Split. [ref]
Koichi Hirakida
Japanese swimmer (1938–1993).
Born May 7th, 1938 in Yanagawa.
Died September 23rd, 1993 at 55 years old
Claudia Pasini
Italian fencer (1939–2015).
Born March 2nd, 1939 in Trieste.
Died September 23rd, 2015 at 76 years old in Trieste.
František Rauch
Czech music educator and pianist (1910–1996).
Born February 4th, 1910 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1996 at 86 years old in Prague. [ref]
Vladimir Krasnopolskiy
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter and producer (1933–2022).
Born June 14th, 1933 in Yekaterinburg.
Died September 23rd, 2022 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Marie Lenéru
French playwright, diarist and writer (1875-1918).
Died September 23rd, 1918 at 43 years old in Lorient (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Mikhail Stakhovich
Russian politician (1861-1923).
Born January 20th, 1861 in Yeletsky Uyezd.
Died September 23rd, 1923 at 62 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Placido Maria Schiaffino
Italian cardinal (1829–1889).
Born September 5th, 1829 in Genoa.
Died September 23rd, 1889 at 60 years old in Subiaco.
John Symes
English cricket player (1879-1944).
Born January 11th, 1879 in Crediton.
Died September 23rd, 1944 at 65 years old in Newton Abbot. [ref]
Oscar Espinosa Chepe
Cuban dissident (1940–2013).
Born November 29th, 1940 in Cienfuegos.
Died September 23rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Cercedilla (liver disease). [ref]
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