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In the year 1923
142 Notable deaths
Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark
American-born heiress and member of the greek royal family.
Born January 20th, 1878 in Zanesville.
Died August 29th, 1923 at 45 years old in Spencer House.
Schuyler Wheeler
American inventor of the two-blade electric fan.
Born May 17th, 1860 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1923 at 62 years old [ref]
Gunnar Nordström
Finnish physicist.
Born March 12th, 1881 in Helsinki.
Died December 24th, 1923 at 42 years old in Helsinki (pernicious anemia).
Theodor Reuss
German singer.
Born June 28th, 1855 in Augsburg.
Died October 28th, 1923 at 68 years old in Munich.
Lady Constance Bulwer-Lytton
British suffragette.
Born February 12th, 1869 in Vienna.
Died May 2nd, 1923 at 54 years old in London.
Edward Emerson Barnard
American astronomer and astronomical photographer (1857-1923).
Born December 16th, 1857 in Nashville.
Died February 6th, 1923 at 65 years old in Williams Bay.
Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen
Novelist, poet.
Born February 20th, 1880 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1923 at 43 years old in Capri (intoxication). [ref]
Louis Couperus
Dutch novelist and poet (1863 – 1923).
Born June 10th, 1863 in The Hague. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1923 at 60 years old in Rheden (sepsis). [ref]
Princess Marie of Battenberg
German noble (1852-1923).
Born July 15th, 1852 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1923 at 70 years old in Schönberg.
Dora Pejačević
Croatian composer.
Born September 10th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died March 5th, 1923 at 37 years old in Munich (puerperal disorders).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 142
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