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In the year 1923
1,057 Notable birthdays
Joaquín Cordero
Mexican actor (1923—2013).
Born August 16th, 1923 in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza.
Died February 19th, 2013 at 89 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
American writer (1923–2014).
Born March 27th, 1923 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2014 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal
Egyptian journalist (1923-2016).
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Cairo.
Died February 17th, 2016 at 92 years old in Cairo (kidney failure). [ref]
William A. Fraker
American film director, producer and cinematographer (1923-2010).
Born September 29th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died May 31st, 2010 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Gerard Reve
Dutch writer (1923-2006).
Born December 14th, 1923 in Amsterdam.
Died April 8th, 2006 at 82 years old in Zulte (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Svetozar Gligorić
Serbian and yugoslavian chess player (1923–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1923 in Belgrade.
Died August 14th, 2012 at 89 years old in Belgrade (stroke). [ref]
Homi Sethna
Indian chemical engineer (1923–2010).
Born August 24th, 1923 in Mumbai.
Died September 5th, 2010 at 87 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Victor G. Atiyeh
American politician (1923-2014).
Born February 20th, 1923 in Portland.
Died July 20th, 2014 at 91 years old in Portland (kidney failure).
Donald Michie
British artificial intelligence researcher (1923–2007).
Born November 11th, 1923 in Yangon.
Died July 7th, 2007 at 83 years old in North Weald Bassett (car collision).
Grigory Romanov
Soviet politician (1923-2008).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Zikhnovo.
Died June 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jesús Rafael Soto
Venezuelan painter and sculptor (1923-2005).
Born June 5th, 1923 in Ciudad Bolívar.
Died January 14th, 2005 at 81 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Elizabeth Hawley
Journalist and chronicler of himalayan expeditions (1923–2018).
Born November 9th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died January 26th, 2018 at 94 years old in Kathmandu. [ref]
Isao Kimura
Japanese actor (1923-1981).
Born June 22nd, 1923 in Naka-ku.
Died July 4th, 1981 at 58 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer).
Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev
Soviet diplomat (1923-2005).
Born December 2nd, 1923 in Korolevo.
Died October 18th, 2005 at 81 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Beate Sirota Gordon
Austrian-born performing arts producer and women's rights activist.
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 89 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Margaret Pellegrini
American actress (1923-2013).
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Tuscumbia.
Died August 7th, 2013 at 89 years old in Glendale (stroke).
Tonino Delli Colli
Italian cinematographer (1923–2005).
Born November 20th, 1923 in Rome.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 81 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Jay Haley
American psychotherapist (1923-2007).
Born July 19th, 1923 in Midwest.
Died February 13th, 2007 at 83 years old in La Jolla.
Robert P. Griffin
American politician (1923–2015).
Born November 6th, 1923 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2015 at 91 years old in Traverse City.
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
French mathematician and physicist.
Born December 29th, 1923 in Lille. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2025 at 101 years old in Mérignac. [ref]
Jorge Semprún
Spanish-french writer (1923-2011).
Born December 10th, 1923 in Madrid.
Died June 7th, 2011 at 87 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Arthur Batanides
American actor (1923-2000).
Born April 9th, 1923 in Tacoma.
Died January 10th, 2000 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Nathan Glazer
American sociologist (1923–2019).
Born February 25th, 1923 in New York City.
Died January 19th, 2019 at 95 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Rentarō Mikuni
Japanese actor (1923–2013).
Born January 20th, 1923 in Ōta-shi.
Died April 14th, 2013 at 90 years old in Inagi (heart failure).
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