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In the year 1923
1,057 Notable birthdays
Santha Rama Rau
American writer (1923-2009).
Born January 24th, 1923 in Chennai.
Died April 21st, 2009 at 86 years old in Amenia. [ref]
Helen Murray Free
American chemist and educator (1923–2021).
Born February 20th, 1923 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 1st, 2021 at 98 years old in Elkhart. [ref]
Marjorie Rice
American amateur mathematician (*1923 – †2017).
Born February 16th, 1923 in St. Petersburg.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 94 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Ayyā Khemā
German buddhist nun (1923–1997).
Born August 25th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 74 years old in Oy-Mittelberg (breast cancer).
Giuseppe Rotunno
Italian cinematographer (1923-2021).
Born March 19th, 1923 in Rome.
Died February 7th, 2021 at 97 years old in Rome. [ref]
Eddie Taylor
American electric blues guitarist and singer.
Born January 29th, 1923 in Benoit.
Died December 25th, 1985 at 62 years old in Chicago.
David F. Friedman
American filmmaker (1923–2011).
Born December 24th, 1923 in Birmingham.
Died February 14th, 2011 at 87 years old in Anniston. [ref]
Haydée Santamaría Cuadrado
Cuban rebel & civil servant (1923–1980).
Born December 30th, 1923 in Villa Clara Province.
Died July 28th, 1980 at 56 years old in Havana.
Ian Barbour
American academic (1923–2013).
Born October 5th, 1923 in Beijing.
Died December 25th, 2013 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (stroke).
Shoshana Damari
Israeli singer, artist and actress (1923–2006).
Born March 31st, 1923 in Bashar.
Died February 14th, 2006 at 82 years old in Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality (pneumonia). [ref]
Gert Bastian
German general and politician (1923-1992).
Born March 26th, 1923 in Munich.
Died October 1st, 1992 at 69 years old in Bonn (gunshot wound).
Philip Whalen
American poet (1923–2002).
Born October 20th, 1923 in Portland.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 78 years old in San Francisco.
Bernice Rubens
British writer (1923–2004).
Born July 26th, 1923 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2004 at 81 years old in Royal Free Hospital (stroke). [ref]
Agatha Barbara
Maltese politician (1923-2002).
Born March 11th, 1923 in Żabbar.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 78 years old in Żabbar.
Adnan Pachachi
Iraqi politician and statesman (1923–2019).
Born May 14th, 1923 in Baghdad.
Died November 17th, 2019 at 96 years old in Abu Dhabi. [ref]
Jack Aeby
American physicist, mechanical engineer and photographer (1923-2015).
Born August 16th, 1923 in Mount Vernon.
Died June 19th, 2015 at 91 years old in Española. [ref]
Corrado Böhm
Italian mathematician and computer scientist (1923-2017).
Born January 17th, 1923 in Milan. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Yves Bonnefoy
French poet, essayist, translator (1923–2016).
Born June 24th, 1923 in Tours.
Died July 1st, 2016 at 93 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Jürgen Ponto
German banker and chairman of the dresdner bank board of directors (1923-1977).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Bad Nauheim.
Died July 30th, 1977 at 53 years old in Frankfurt.
Mikhail Yegorov
Soviet soldier who raised flag on reichstag (1923–1975).
Born May 5th, 1923 in Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Died June 20th, 1975 at 52 years old in Demidovsky District (traffic collision).
Elmārs Zemgalis
American chess player (1923-2014).
Born September 9th, 1923 in Riga.
Died December 8th, 2014 at 91 years old in Seattle.
Gussie Moran
American tennis player.
Born September 8th, 1923 in Santa Monica.
Died January 16th, 2013 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Tomás Ó Fiaich
Catholic cardinal (1923–1990).
Born November 3rd, 1923 in Cullyhanna. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1990 at 66 years old in Toulouse (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Onofre Marimón
Racecar driver.
Born December 23rd, 1923 in Zárate.
Died July 31st, 1954 at 30 years old in Nürburgring (traffic collision).
Armand Borel
Swiss mathematician (1923-2003).
Born May 21st, 1923 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died August 11th, 2003 at 80 years old in Princeton.
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