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In the year 1923
958 Notable birthdays
Henry Morgentaler
Canadian champion of women's right to safe, legal abortion (1923–2013).
Born March 19th, 1923 in Łódź.
Died May 29th, 2013 at 90 years old in Toronto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mort Walker
American comic strip cartoonist.
Born September 3rd, 1923 in El Dorado.
Died January 27th, 2018 at 94 years old in Stamford (pneumonia). [ref]
Lucía Hiriart
Augusto pinochet's widow (1923–2021).
Born December 10th, 1923 in Antofagasta. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2021 at 98 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Fatmawati
National hero of indonesia, wife of president sukarno (1923-1980).
Born February 5th, 1923 in Bengkulu.
Died May 14th, 1980 at 57 years old in Kuala Lumpur (myocardial infarction).
Belisario Betancur
Former president of colombia (1923-2018).
Born February 4th, 1923 in Amagá.
Died December 7th, 2018 at 95 years old in Bogotá (kidney infection). [ref]
Vera Ralston
Czech-born figure skater and actor.
Born July 12th, 1923 in Prague.
Died February 9th, 2003 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Kuldip Nayar
Indian author and journalist (1923-2018).
Born August 14th, 1923 in Sialkot. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2018 at 95 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Patrick Hillery
6th president of ireland (1923–2008).
Born May 2nd, 1923 in Milltown Malbay.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 84 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Mauno Koivisto
President of finland (1923–2017).
Born November 25th, 1923 in Turku. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2017 at 93 years old in Meilahti Tower Hospital (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Viktor Chebrikov
Kgb officer (1923-1999).
Born April 27th, 1923 in Dnipro.
Died July 2nd, 1999 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Ernst Nolte
German historian and philosopher (1923–2016).
Born January 11th, 1923 in Witten. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2016 at 93 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Walerian Borowczyk
Polish film director (1923–2006).
Born October 21st, 1923 in Kwilcz.
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 82 years old in Le Port-Marly. [ref]
Barbara Baxley
American actress (1923-1990).
Born January 1st, 1923 in Porterville.
Died June 7th, 1990 at 67 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
Jim Marshall
English audio engineer.
Born July 29th, 1923 in London.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 88 years old in Milton Keynes (cancer).
Wright King
American actor (1923-2018).
Born January 11th, 1923 in Okmulgee.
Died November 25th, 2018 at 95 years old in Canoga Park. [ref]
Lucas Mangope
South african politician (1923-2018).
Born December 27th, 1923 in Motswedi.
Died January 18th, 2018 at 94 years old in Motswedi. [ref]
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
Ethiopian composer, pianist, and nun (1923-2023).
Born December 12th, 1923 in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2023 at 99 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Menahem Pressler
German-born american classical pianist.
Born December 16th, 1923 in Magdeburg.
Died May 6th, 2023 at 99 years old in London. [ref]
John Holt
American educator and author (1923–1985).
Born April 14th, 1923 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 1985 at 62 years old in Boston.
Lloyd Shapley
American economist and mathematician.
Born June 2nd, 1923 in Cambridge.
Died March 12th, 2016 at 92 years old in Tucson. [ref]
George Russell
American pianist and composer.
Born June 23rd, 1923 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2009 at 86 years old in Boston (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Madeleine LeBeau
French actress (1923-2016).
Born June 10th, 1923 in Antony.
Died May 1st, 2016 at 92 years old in Estepona (fall). [ref]
Thomas Keating
American trappist monk (1923–2018).
Born March 7th, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2018 at 95 years old in Spencer (respiratory failure). [ref]
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter (1923-1986).
Born March 28th, 1923 in Pontiac.
Died August 21st, 1986 at 63 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
Dolores Fuller
American actress and songwriter (1923–2011).
Born March 10th, 1923 in South Bend.
Died May 9th, 2011 at 88 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
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