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In the year 1923
958 Notable birthdays
Walter Kohn
American physicist (1923–2016).
Born March 9th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died April 19th, 2016 at 93 years old in Santa Barbara (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Richard Kleindienst
United states attorney general (1923-2000).
Born August 5th, 1923 in Winslow.
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 76 years old in Prescott (lung cancer).
Dolph Briscoe
American politician (1923–2010).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Uvalde.
Died June 27th, 2010 at 87 years old in Uvalde (kidney failure, pneumonia). [ref]
Ranajit Guha
Indian historian(professor).
Born May 23rd, 1923 in Barisal Division. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2023 at 99 years old in Purkersdorf. [ref]
Ninian Stephen
Australian jurist and former governor-general (1923-2017).
Born June 15th, 1923 in Henley-on-Thames.
Died October 29th, 2017 at 94 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Uri Avnery
Israeli politician, journalist and author (1923-2018).
Born September 10th, 1923 in Beckum. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2018 at 94 years old in Tel Aviv (cerebrovascular disease).
William Campbell
American actor (1926–2011).
Born October 30th, 1923 in Newark.
Died April 28th, 2011 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Henry Fok
Hong kong businessman.
Born May 10th, 1923 in British Hong Kong.
Died October 28th, 2006 at 83 years old in Beijing (lymphoma).
Galyani Vadhana
Thai princess (1923-2008).
Died January 2nd, 2008 at 84 years old in Siriraj Hospital (kidney failure). [ref]
Erland Josephson
Swedish actor and author (1923-2012).
Born June 15th, 1923 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2012 at 88 years old in Stockholm (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Denise Levertov
British-american poet (1923-1997).
Born October 24th, 1923 in Ilford.
Died December 20th, 1997 at 74 years old in Seattle.
Jack Burke
American professional golfer (1923-2024).
Born January 29th, 1923 in Fort Worth.
Died January 19th, 2024 at 100 years old in Houston. [ref]
Samuel Willenberg
Polish-born sculptor and holocaust survivor, participant at the revolt and escape at treblinka extermination cap (1923-2016).
Born February 16th, 1923 in Częstochowa.
Died February 19th, 2016 at 93 years old in Tel Aviv, Jaffa (stroke). [ref]
Samuel Selvon
Trinidad and tobago writer.
Born May 20th, 1923 in San Fernando. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1994 at 70 years old in Trinidad (respiratory failure). [ref]
Arch A. Moore
American politician (1923–2015).
Born April 16th, 1923 in Moundsville.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 91 years old in Charleston.
Walter M. Miller
American fiction writer (1923–1996).
Born January 23rd, 1923 in New Smyrna Beach.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 72 years old in Daytona Beach.
Raoul Bott
Hungarian-born mathematician.
Born September 24th, 1923 in Budapest.
Died December 20th, 2005 at 82 years old in San Diego, Carlsbad (lung cancer). [ref]
Fats Navarro
American jazz trumpeter (1923–1950).
Born September 24th, 1923 in Key West.
Died July 7th, 1950 at 26 years old in New York City (tuberculosis).
Yisrael Galili
Israeli firearm designer (1923–1995).
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Mandatory Palestine.
Died March 9th, 1995 at 71 years old in Givatayim.
Eugene Wright
American jazz musician.
Born May 29th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died December 30th, 2020 at 97 years old in Valley Glen. [ref]
Andrei Durnovtsev
Soviet air force officer.
Born January 14th, 1923 in Karatuzsky District.
Died October 24th, 1976 at 53 years old in Kyiv.
Tien Soeharto
National hero of indonesia.
Born August 23rd, 1923 in Surakarta.
Died April 28th, 1996 at 72 years old in Jakarta (heart failure).
Sergey Akhromeyev
Soviet marshal (1923-1991).
Born May 5th, 1923 in Vindrey.
Died August 24th, 1991 at 68 years old in Moscow (hanging).
Josef Hassid
Polish violinist (1923–1950).
Born December 28th, 1923 in Suwałki.
Died November 7th, 1950 at 26 years old in Epsom.
Larry Rivers
American artist (1923-2002).
Born August 17th, 1923 in New York City, The Bronx. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2002 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
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