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In the year 1923
1,057 Notable birthdays
Alberto de Mendoza
Argentine-spanish actor (1923-2011).
Born January 21st, 1923 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 12th, 2011 at 88 years old in Madrid (respiratory disease). [ref]
Vladimir Basov
Soviet actor, film director, and screenwriter (1923–1987).
Born July 28th, 1923 in Urazovo.
Died September 17th, 1987 at 64 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Cesare Siepi
Italian opera singer (1923-2010).
Born February 10th, 1923 in Milan.
Died July 5th, 2010 at 87 years old in Atlanta (stroke). [ref]
Latifa al-Zayyat
Egyptian activist and writer (1923–1996).
Born August 8th, 1923 in Damietta.
Died September 11th, 1996 at 73 years old in Cairo (cancer).
Paul Jenkins
American painter (1923-2012).
Born July 12th, 1923 in Kansas City.
Died June 9th, 2012 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Chou Wen-chung
Chinese american composer (1923–2019).
Born June 29th, 1923 in Yantai.
Died October 25th, 2019 at 96 years old in Manhattan.
Ivor Bueb
British racing driver.
Born June 6th, 1923 in East Ham.
Died August 1st, 1959 at 36 years old in Clermont-Ferrand.
Rosemary LaPlanche
Miss california (1923-1979).
Born October 11th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 55 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Makhmut Gareyev
Soviet general and historian (1923–2019).
Born July 23rd, 1923 in Chelyabinsk.
Died December 25th, 2019 at 96 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Peng Ming-min
Taiwanese activist (1923–2022).
Born August 15th, 1923 in Taichū Prefecture.
Died April 8th, 2022 at 98 years old in Koo Foundation Sun Yat-sen Cancer Center.
Katharina Reiss
German linguist and translator (1923-2018).
Born April 17th, 1923 in Rheinhausen.
Died April 16th, 2018 at 94 years old in Munich.
Anita Björk
Swedish actress (1923-2012).
Born April 25th, 1923 in Tällberg.
Died October 24th, 2012 at 89 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Simeon ten Holt
Dutch modern classical composer (1923-2012).
Born January 24th, 1923.
Died November 25th, 2012 at 89 years old in Alkmaar.
Wilbur Ware
American jazz musician (1923-1979).
Born September 8th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died September 9th, 1979 at 56 years old in Philadelphia (pulmonary emphysema).
Albert Vanhoye
Jesuit priest, exegete, cardinal (1923-2021).
Born July 24th, 1923 in Hazebrouck. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2021 at 98 years old in Rome. [ref]
Israel Gutman
Polish-born israeli histoiran and holocaust survivor (1923-2013).
Born May 20th, 1923 in Warsaw.
Died October 1st, 2013 at 90 years old in Jerusalem.
Bennie Green
American jazz trombonist (1923–1977).
Born April 16th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died March 23rd, 1977 at 53 years old in San Diego.
Donald Reid Cabral
Dominican politician and lawyer (1923-2006).
Born July 9th, 1923 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Died July 22nd, 2006 at 83 years old in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Shmuel Eisenstadt
Israeli sociologist (1923–2010).
Born September 10th, 1923 in Warsaw.
Died September 2nd, 2010 at 86 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Jun Fukuda
Japanese film director (1923–2000).
Born February 17th, 1923 in Manchuria. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 77 years old in Setagaya (cancer).
Maurice Michael Otunga
Catholic cardinal. (1923–2003).
Born January 31st, 1923 in Bungoma County.
Died September 6th, 2003 at 80 years old in Nairobi.
Elizabeth Jolley
Australian writer (1923-2007).
Born June 4th, 1923 in Birmingham.
Died February 13th, 2007 at 83 years old in Perth. [ref]
Richard Stapley
British actor and writer (1923-2010).
Born June 20th, 1923 in Westcliff-on-Sea.
Died March 5th, 2010 at 86 years old in Palm Springs (kidney failure). [ref]
Carter Brown
English writer (1923-1985).
Born August 1st, 1923 in London.
Died May 5th, 1985 at 61 years old in Cremorne.
Cesare Romiti
Italian economist and businessman (1923–2020).
Died August 18th, 2020 at 97 years old in Milan. [ref]
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