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In the year 1923
1,057 Notable birthdays
Igor Shafarevich
Soviet and russian mathematician (1923-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1923 in Zhytomyr.
Died February 19th, 2017 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Leonid Gaidai
Soviet film director (1923-1993).
Born January 30th, 1923 in Svobodny.
Died November 19th, 1993 at 70 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism).
Al Quie
American politician (1923-2023).
Born September 18th, 1923 in Dennison.
Died August 18th, 2023 at 99 years old in Wayzata.
Gordon R. Dickson
Canadian-american science fiction writer (1923-2001).
Born November 1st, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died January 31st, 2001 at 77 years old in Richfield.
Suzanne Cloutier
Canadian actress (1923–2003).
Born July 10th, 1923 in Ottawa.
Died December 2nd, 2003 at 80 years old in Montréal-Est (cancer, liver cancer).
Stewart Adams
British chemist known for inventing ibuprofen.
Born April 16th, 1923 in Byfield.
Died January 30th, 2019 at 95 years old in Nottingham (pneumonia). [ref]
Leora Dana
American actress (1923–1983).
Born April 1st, 1923 in New York City.
Died December 13th, 1983 at 60 years old in New York City (cancer).
André Gorz
Austrian born french philosopher and journalist (1923-2007).
Born February 9th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died September 22nd, 2007 at 84 years old in Vosnon.
Sam Francis
American painter (1923-1994).
Born June 25th, 1923 in San Mateo.
Died November 4th, 1994 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (prostate cancer).
Herb Thomas
American racecar driver (1923-2000).
Born April 6th, 1923 in Harnett County.
Died August 9th, 2000 at 77 years old in North Carolina (myocardial infarction).
Rasul Gamzatov
Avar poet (1923-2003).
Born September 8th, 1923 in Tsada.
Died November 3rd, 2003 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Rudolph A. Marcus
Canadian-american chemist (1923-2026).
Born July 21st, 1923 in Montreal.
Died July 16th, 2026 at 102 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Eric Wolf
American anthropologist (1923-1999).
Born February 1st, 1923 in Vienna.
Died March 6th, 1999 at 76 years old in New York City, Irvington.
Joan Chandler
American actor (1923-1979).
Born August 24th, 1923 in Butler.
Died May 11th, 1979 at 55 years old in New York City (cancer).
Alice von Hildebrand
Belgian philosopher (1923–2022).
Born March 11th, 1923 in Brussels. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2022 at 98 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]
Philip W. Anderson
American physicist (1923-2020).
Born December 13th, 1923 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2020 at 96 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Reinhart Koselleck
German historian (1923–2006).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Görlitz.
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 82 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
Hugh Shearer
Prime minister of jamaica (1923-2004).
Born May 18th, 1923 in Trelawny Parish.
Died July 5th, 2004 at 81 years old in Kingston.
Percy Heath
American musician (1923–2005).
Born April 30th, 1923 in Wilmington.
Died April 28th, 2005 at 81 years old in Southampton (bone cancer).
Gholam Reza Pahlavi
Persian royal (1923–2017).
Born May 15th, 1923 in Tehran.
Died May 7th, 2017 at 93 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (pneumonia). [ref]
Lon McCallister
American actor (1923-2005).
Born April 17th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 82 years old in South Lake Tahoe (heart failure).
Edward J. Ruppelt
American ufo researcher (1923–1960).
Born July 17th, 1923 in Ottumwa, Grundy Center.
Died September 15th, 1960 at 37 years old in Long Beach (myocardial infarction).
Fred Steiner
American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, radio and film (1923-2001).
Born February 24th, 1923 in New York City.
Died June 23rd, 2011 at 88 years old in Ajijic. [ref]
Chang Cheh
Chinese film director, screenwriter and songwriter (1923-2002).
Born February 10th, 1923 in Shanghai.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 79 years old in Hong Kong (pneumonia).
Victor Papanek
American designer and educator (1923–1998).
Born November 22nd, 1923 in Vienna.
Died January 14th, 1998 at 74 years old in Lawrence. [ref]
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