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In the year 1923

1,056 Notable birthdays

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]

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.

Bobby Brown

Scottish footballer (1923-2020).

Born March 19th, 1923 in Dunipace.

Died January 15th, 2020 at 96 years old in Helensburgh. [ref]

Álvaro Mutis

Colombian novelist (1923-2013).

Born August 25th, 1923 in Bogotá.

Died September 22nd, 2013 at 90 years old in Mexico City (respiratory failure).

Alden W. Clausen

American businessman, president of the world bank, 1981-1986.

Born February 17th, 1923 in Hamilton.

Died January 22nd, 2013 at 89 years old in Burlingame (pneumonia). [ref]

Savka Dabčević-Kučar

Croatian politician (1923–2009).

Born December 6th, 1923 in Korčula.

Died August 6th, 2009 at 85 years old in Zagreb. [ref]

Joseph Keller

American mathematician (1923–2016).

Born July 31st, 1923 in Paterson.

Died September 7th, 2016 at 93 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]

Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg

Head of the grand ducal family of oldenburg (1923-2014).

Born January 16th, 1923 in Lensahn.

Died September 20th, 2014 at 91 years old in Harmsdorf.

Onofre Marimón

Racecar driver.

Born December 23rd, 1923 in Zárate.

Died July 31st, 1954 at 30 years old in Nürburgring (traffic collision).

Alexandre Astruc

French film director (1923–2016).

Born July 13th, 1923 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died May 19th, 2016 at 92 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Cathleen Synge Morawetz

Canadian mathematician (1923–2017).

Born May 5th, 1923 in Toronto. [ref]

Died August 8th, 2017 at 94 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]

Jacob Taubes

Sociologist of religion, philosopher, and scholar of judaism (1923-1987).

Born February 25th, 1923 in Vienna.

Died March 21st, 1987 at 64 years old in Berlin (cancer).

Achille Silvestrini

Catholic cardinal (1923-2019).

Born October 25th, 1923 in Brisighella.

Died August 29th, 2019 at 95 years old in Vatican City. [ref]

Louis Lansana Beavogui

President guinea (1923-1984).

Born December 28th, 1923 in Macenta.

Died August 19th, 1984 at 60 years old in Conakry (diabetes, health problem).

Yona Friedman

Hungarian-born french architect (1923–2019).

Born June 5th, 1923 in Budapest. [ref]

Died December 14th, 2019 at 96 years old in Los Angeles, Paris. [ref]

Alberto Bachelet

Brigadier general of the chilean air force and father of president michelle bachelet (1923-1974).

Born April 27th, 1923 in Santiago.

Died March 12th, 1974 at 50 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction).

Rahşan Ecevit

Turkish statesperson (1923–2020).

Born December 17th, 1923 in Bursa.

Died January 17th, 2020 at 96 years old in Ankara (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

Xie Jin

Chinese film director (1923–2008).

Born November 21st, 1923 in Shangyu District.

Died October 18th, 2008 at 84 years old in Shangyu District. [ref]

Zofia Posmysz

Polish journalist and writer.

Born August 23rd, 1923 in Kraków.

Died August 8th, 2022 at 98 years old in Oświęcim.

Mira Stupica

Serbian and yugoslav actress,theater actress (1923–2016).

Born August 17th, 1923 in Gjilan.

Died August 19th, 2016 at 93 years old in Belgrade.

Louise Brough

American tennis player (1923–2014).

Born March 11th, 1923 in Oklahoma City.

Died February 3rd, 2014 at 90 years old in Vista.

Viktor Glushkov

Ukrainian mathematician (1923–1982).

Born August 24th, 1923 in Rostov-on-Don.

Died January 30th, 1982 at 58 years old in Moscow.

Eddie Turnbull

Scottish footballer and manager (1923-2011).

Born April 12th, 1923 in Falkirk.

Died April 30th, 2011 at 88 years old in Edinburgh.

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]

Shlomo Venezia

Greek-born italian jew, survivor of the auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp (1923-2012).

Born December 29th, 1923 in Thessaloniki.

Died October 1st, 2012 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]

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