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In the year 1923
151 Notable deaths
Sukumar Ray
Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and editor (1887-1923).
Born October 30th, 1887 in Kolkata.
Died September 10th, 1923 at 35 years old in Kolkata (leishmaniasis).
Mansfield Smith-Cumming
Chief of the secret intelligence service.
Born April 1st, 1859 in British Raj, South London.
Died June 14th, 1923 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Yuly Martov
Russian politician (1873–1923).
Born November 24th, 1873 in Constantinople.
Died April 4th, 1923 at 49 years old in Schömberg.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Mathematician, electrical engineer.
Born April 9th, 1865 in Wrocław.
Died October 26th, 1923 at 58 years old in Schenectady.
Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet
British surgeon and writer (1853-1923).
Born February 15th, 1853 in Dorchester.
Died December 7th, 1923 at 70 years old in Lausanne (peritonitis).
Wallace Reid
American actor, film director and screenwriter (1891-1923).
Born April 15th, 1891 in St. Louis.
Died January 18th, 1923 at 31 years old in Los Angeles (influenza).
Jaroslav Hašek
Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist.
Born April 30th, 1883 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1923 at 39 years old in Lipnice nad Sázavou (tuberculosis). [ref]
Liam Lynch
Irish general (1893-1923).
Born November 20th, 1893 in County Limerick.
Died April 10th, 1923 at 29 years old in County Tipperary.
Pierre Loti
French writer (1850-1923).
Born January 14th, 1850 in Rochefort. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1923 at 73 years old in Hendaye. [ref]
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