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In the year 1923
145 Notable deaths
Tomás Bretón
Spanish conductor and composer (1850-1923).
Born December 29th, 1850 in Salamanca. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1923 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Alois Rašín
Czech economist and politician (1867-1923).
Born October 18th, 1867 in Nechanice. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1923 at 55 years old in Podolí (gunshot wound). [ref]
Joseph DeCamp
American artist (1858-1923).
Born November 5th, 1858 in Cincinnati.
Died February 11th, 1923 at 64 years old in Boca Grande.
Fidel Pagés
Spanish author, the pioneer of lumbar epidural anaesthesia.
Born January 26th, 1886 in Huesca. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1923 at 37 years old in Quintanapalla (traffic collision). [ref]
François Flameng
French painter (1856-1923).
Born December 6th, 1856 in Paris.
Died February 28th, 1923 at 66 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes).
Ivan Tavčar
Slovenian writer and politician (1851-1923).
Born August 28th, 1851 in Poljane nad Škofjo Loko.
Died February 19th, 1923 at 71 years old in Ljubljana (colorectal cancer).
Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German duke (1852-1923).
Born September 19th, 1852 in Ludwigslust.
Died May 17th, 1923 at 70 years old in Ludwigslust.
Wilhelm Jerusalem
Austrian philosopher (1854–1923).
Born October 11th, 1854 in Dřenice.
Died July 15th, 1923 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Semyon Alapin
Russian chess player (1856-1923).
Born November 5th, 1856 in Vilnius.
Died July 15th, 1923 at 66 years old in Heidelberg.
Gerónimo Giménez
Spanish composer (1854–1923).
Born October 10th, 1854 in Seville.
Died February 19th, 1923 at 68 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 145
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson