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In the year 1923
1,056 Notable birthdays
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]
Val Bettin
Actor/voice actor.
Born August 1st, 1923 in La Crosse.
Died January 7th, 2021 at 97 years old in Ventura.
Archer Blood
American diplomat (1923–2004).
Born March 20th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died September 3rd, 2004 at 81 years old in Fort Collins.
René Thom
French mathematician (1923–2002).
Born September 2nd, 1923 in Montbéliard.
Died October 25th, 2002 at 79 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette.
Susan Strange
British international political economist (1923–1998).
Born June 9th, 1923 in Dorset.
Died October 25th, 1998 at 75 years old in Aylesbury. [ref]
Jaroslav Pelikan
Us historian of christianity, christian theology and medieval intellectual history at yale (1923–2006).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Akron.
Died May 13th, 2006 at 82 years old in Hamden (lung cancer). [ref]
Alicia de Larrocha
Spanish pianist.
Born May 26th, 1923 in Barcelona.
Died September 25th, 2009 at 86 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Robert Zajonc
American psychologist (1923–2008).
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Łódź.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Stanford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Karl Hess
American journalist, writer and libertarian (1923–1994).
Born May 25th, 1923 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 22nd, 1994 at 70 years old in Charlottesville.
Alex Hannum
American basketball player and coach (1923-2002).
Born July 19th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died January 18th, 2002 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Hazel Douglas
British actress (1923-2016).
Born November 2nd, 1923 in Fulham.
Died September 8th, 2016 at 92 years old in London.
Erling Lorentzen
Norwegian businessman (1923-2021).
Born January 28th, 1923 in Oslo, Christiania. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2021 at 98 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Olav Thon
Norwegian businessman (1923–2024).
Born June 29th, 1923 in Ål. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2024 at 101 years old [ref]
Loriot
German humorist, cartoonist, film director and actor (1923–2011).
Born November 12th, 1923 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Ammerland. [ref]
Jamshid Amouzegar
Iranian politician (1923-2016).
Born June 25th, 1923 in Tehran.
Died September 28th, 2016 at 93 years old in Montgomery County.
Álvaro Holden Roberto
Angolan politician (1923-2007).
Born January 12th, 1923 in M'banza-Kongo.
Died August 2nd, 2007 at 84 years old in Luanda. [ref]
Robert Graf
German actor (1923–1966).
Born November 18th, 1923 in Witten.
Died February 4th, 1966 at 42 years old in Munich (cancer).
Val Logsdon Fitch
American physicist.
Born March 10th, 1923 in Merriman.
Died February 5th, 2015 at 91 years old in Princeton.
Jane Kean
American actress, singer and memoirist (1923-2013).
Born April 10th, 1923 in Hartford.
Died November 26th, 2013 at 90 years old in Burbank (falling from height).
Geoff Duke
British motorcycle racer (1923-2015).
Born March 29th, 1923 in St Helens.
Died May 1st, 2015 at 92 years old in Isle of Man (disease).
Arvid Carlsson
Swedish neuroscientist.
Born January 25th, 1923 in Uppsala.
Died June 29th, 2018 at 95 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Nadia Gray
Romanian actress (1923–1994).
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Bucharest.
Died June 13th, 1994 at 70 years old in New York City (stroke).
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]
Robert Craft
American conductor and writer (1923-2015).
Born October 20th, 1923 in Kingston.
Died November 10th, 2015 at 92 years old in Gulf Stream. [ref]
Dipa Nusantara Aidit
Indonesian communist politician (1923–1965).
Born July 30th, 1923 in Belitung Island.
Died November 22nd, 1965 at 42 years old in Indonesia (execution).
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