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In the year 1923
1,057 Notable birthdays
Val Logsdon Fitch
American physicist.
Born March 10th, 1923 in Merriman.
Died February 5th, 2015 at 91 years old in Princeton.
Arvid Carlsson
Swedish neuroscientist.
Born January 25th, 1923 in Uppsala.
Died June 29th, 2018 at 95 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Carlos Páez Vilaró
Uruguayan artist (1923-2014).
Born November 1st, 1923 in Montevideo.
Died February 24th, 2014 at 90 years old
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
Writer, thinker, and social and political critic (1923-1969).
Born December 2nd, 1923 in Tehran.
Died September 9th, 1969 at 45 years old in Asalem.
Hans Riegel
German businessman, badminton player (1923–2013).
Born March 10th, 1923 in Bonn. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2013 at 90 years old in Bonn (heart failure). [ref]
Princess Irmingard of Bavaria
Bavarian royal (1923-2010).
Born May 29th, 1923 in Berchtesgaden.
Died October 23rd, 2010 at 87 years old in Leutstetten. [ref]
Eve Miller
American actress (1923-1973).
Born August 8th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 50 years old in Van Nuys.
Yelena Bonner
Human rights activist in the former soviet union; wife of dissident andrei sakharov.
Born February 15th, 1923 in Mary.
Died June 18th, 2011 at 88 years old in Boston (heart failure). [ref]
Hemu Kalani
Revolutionary of british india (1923–1943).
Born March 23rd, 1923 in Sukkur.
Died January 21st, 1943 at 19 years old (hanging to death).
Zarifa Alieva
Azerbaijani ophthalmologist (1923–1985).
Born April 28th, 1923 in Şahtaxtı.
Died April 15th, 1985 at 61 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Wataru Misaka
American basketball player (1923–2019).
Born December 21st, 1923 in Ogden. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2019 at 95 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
American politician (1923–2021).
Born September 21st, 1923 in Big Stone Gap.
Died October 28th, 2021 at 98 years old in Kilmarnock. [ref]
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Venezuelan artist (1923–2019).
Born August 17th, 1923 in Caracas.
Died July 27th, 2019 at 95 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Edith Fellows
Actress (1923-2011).
Born May 20th, 1923 in Boston.
Died June 26th, 2011 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills (disease). [ref]
Cyril M. Kornbluth
American science fiction author (1923-1958).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died March 21st, 1958 at 34 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Victoria de los Ángeles
Catalan/spanish opera singer.
Born November 1st, 1923 in Barcelona.
Died January 15th, 2005 at 81 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction).
Morris
Belgian comics artist (1923-2001).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Kortrijk.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 77 years old in Brussels (falling from height, pulmonary embolism).
Bryce DeWitt
American physicist (1923–2004).
Born January 8th, 1923 in Dinuba.
Died September 23rd, 2004 at 81 years old in Austin (pancreatic cancer).
Tom M. Apostol
American mathematician (1923-2016).
Born August 20th, 1923 in Helper.
Died May 8th, 2016 at 92 years old [ref]
Valentin Varennikov
Soviet general and russian politician (1923-2009).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Krasnodar.
Died May 6th, 2009 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Kishan Maharaj
Indian musician (1923–2008).
Born September 3rd, 1923 in Varanasi.
Died May 4th, 2008 at 84 years old [ref]
Helen Parrish
American actress (1923-1959).
Born March 12th, 1923 in Columbus.
Died February 22nd, 1959 at 35 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
James Abdnor
American congressman for south dakota (1923-2012).
Born February 13th, 1923 in Kennebec.
Died May 16th, 2012 at 89 years old in Sioux Falls. [ref]
Faas Wilkes
Dutch footballer (1923-2006).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Rotterdam.
Died August 15th, 2006 at 82 years old in Rotterdam (myocardial infarction).
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011).
Born September 25th, 1923 in El Reno.
Died December 26th, 2011 at 88 years old in Orlando (pneumonia). [ref]
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