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In the year 1923
151 Notable deaths
Rosario de Acuña
Spanish writer, poet and playwright.
Born November 1st, 1850 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1923 at 72 years old in Gijón. [ref]
August Adler
Czech astronomist, surveyor and mathematician (1863–1923).
Born January 24th, 1863 in Opava.
Died October 17th, 1923 at 60 years old in Vienna.
Charles Frederick Millspaugh
American botanist, botanical collector, scientific artist and journalist (1854-1923).
Born June 20th, 1854 in Ithaca.
Died September 16th, 1923 at 69 years old in Chicago.
Ralph McKittrick
American golfer and tennis player (1877-1923).
Born August 17th, 1877 in St. Louis.
Died May 4th, 1923 at 45 years old in St. Louis.
Alexander Neverov
Russian and soviet writer (1886–1923).
Born December 24th, 1886 in Samara.
Died December 24th, 1923 at 37 years old in Moscow.
Frans De Haes
Belgian weightlifter.
Born July 28th, 1899 in Antwerp.
Died November 4th, 1923 at 24 years old (influenza).
Herluf Winge
Zoologist.
Born March 19th, 1857 in Copenhagen.
Died November 10th, 1923 at 66 years old in Hellerup.
Gustav Lindau
German botanist (1866-1923).
Born May 2nd, 1866 in Dessau. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1923 at 57 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Agostino Richelmy
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 29th, 1850 in Turin.
Died August 10th, 1923 at 72 years old in Turin.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 151
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel