Denise Levertov

British-american poet (1923-1997).

Born October 24th, 1923 in Ilford.

Died December 20th, 1997 at 74 years old in Seattle.

Ranajit Guha

Indian historian(professor).

Born May 23rd, 1923 in Barisal Division. ^[ref]

Died April 28th, 2023 at 99 years old in Purkersdorf. ^[ref]

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.

Erland Josephson

Swedish actor, film director and author (1923-2012).

Born June 15th, 1923 in Kungsholm parish.

Died February 25th, 2012 at 88 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Anne Klein

American fashion designer (1923–1974).

Born August 3rd, 1923 in Brooklyn.

Died March 19th, 1974 at 50 years old in New York (breast cancer).

Ninian Stephen

Australian jurist and former governor-general (1923-2017).

Born June 15th, 1923 in Nettlebed.

Died October 29th, 2017 at 94 years old in Melbourne. ^[ref]

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]

Guillermo Rodríguez

President of ecuador (1972 - 1976).

Born November 4th, 1923 (age 102 years) in Pujilí. ^[ref]

Sergey Akhromeyev

Soviet marshal (1923–1991).

Born May 5th, 1923 in Vindrey.

Died August 24th, 1991 at 68 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).

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).

Eugene Wright

American jazz musician (1923–2020).

Born May 29th, 1923 in Chicago.

Died December 30th, 2020 at 97 years old in Valley Glen. ^[ref]

Tien Soeharto

2nd first lady of indonesia (1923–1996).

Born August 23rd, 1923 in Surakarta.

Died April 28th, 1996 at 72 years old in Jakarta (heart failure).

Ardeshir Tarapore

Recipient of param vir chakra (1923-1965).

Born August 18th, 1923 in Mumbai.

Died September 16th, 1965 at 42 years old in Chawinda.

Samuel Selvon

Trinidad and tobago writer (1923–1994).

Born May 20th, 1923 in San Fernando.

Died April 16th, 1994 at 70 years old in Trinidad (respiratory failure).

Josef Hassid

Polish violinist (1923–1950).

Born December 28th, 1923 in Suwałki.

Died November 7th, 1950 at 26 years old in Epsom.

Helena Carter

American actress (1923-2000).

Born August 24th, 1923 in New York City.

Died January 11th, 2000 at 76 years old in Culver City.

Jimmy Witherspoon

American jump blues singer (1920–1997).

Born August 8th, 1923 in Gurdon.

Died December 13th, 1997 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).

Larry Rivers

American artist (1923-2002).

Born August 17th, 1923 in New York City, The Bronx.

Died August 14th, 2002 at 78 years old in New York City, Southampton.

Alice Coachman

American high jumper (1923–2014).

Born November 9th, 1923 in Albany. ^[ref]

Died July 14th, 2014 at 90 years old in Albany (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Andrei Durnovtsev

Soviet air force officer.

Born January 14th, 1923 in Karatuzsky District.

Died October 24th, 1976 at 53 years old in Kyiv.

Yaşar Kemal

Kurdish writer and human rights activist (1923–2015).

Born October 6th, 1923 in Gökçedam.

Died February 28th, 2015 at 91 years old in Istanbul (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).

Desmond Bagley

British writer (1923-1983).

Born October 29th, 1923 in Kendal.

Died April 12th, 1983 at 59 years old in Southampton (stroke).

Robert Riettii

British actor and director (1923-2015).

Born February 8th, 1923 in Paddington.

Died April 3rd, 2015 at 92 years old in London. ^[ref]