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In the year 1923
1,057 Notable birthdays
James Gunn
American science fiction author (1923–2020).
Born July 12th, 1923 in Kansas City.
Died December 23rd, 2020 at 97 years old in Lawrence. [ref]
Shlomo Hillel
Israeli diplomat (1923-2021).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Baghdad.
Died February 8th, 2021 at 97 years old in Ra'anana.
Von Freeman
American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012).
Born October 3rd, 1923 in Chicago.
Died August 11th, 2012 at 88 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Giorgio Albertazzi
Italian actor and film director (1923–2016).
Born August 20th, 1923 in Fiesole. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2016 at 92 years old in Roccastrada (bronchitis). [ref]
William Pokhlyobkin
Russian writer (1923–2000).
Born August 20th, 1923 in Moscow.
Died March 22nd, 2000 at 76 years old in Podolsk.
Lorenzo Milani
Italian catholic priest and educationist (1923-1967).
Born May 27th, 1923 in Florence.
Died June 26th, 1967 at 44 years old in Florence (Hodgkin lymphoma).
Horace Ashenfelter
American athletics competitor (1923-2018).
Born January 23rd, 1923 in Phoenixville, Collegeville.
Died January 6th, 2018 at 94 years old in West Orange. [ref]
Claude Piéplu
French actor (1923-2006).
Born May 9th, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 24th, 2006 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Melissa Hayden
Canadian ballet dancer (1923–2006).
Born April 25th, 1923 in Toronto.
Died August 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Winston-Salem (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Halfdan T. Mahler
Danish medical doctor and director-general of the world health organisation (who).
Born April 21st, 1923 in Vivild.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 93 years old in Geneva.
Louis Simpson
Jamaican-american poet.
Born March 27th, 1923 in Kingston.
Died September 14th, 2012 at 89 years old in Stony Brook (Alzheimer's disease).
Liviu Ciulei
Romanian architect, stage/film actor and director, costume and scenery designer (1923–2011).
Born July 7th, 1923 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2011 at 88 years old in Munich (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Anne Beaumanoir
French physician, righteous among the nations.
Born October 30th, 1923 in Créhen.
Died March 4th, 2022 at 98 years old in Quimper. [ref]
Inge Keller
German actress (1923-2017).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in Berlin.
Suh Yun-bok
South korean distance runner (1923–2017).
Born January 9th, 1923 in Seoul.
Died June 27th, 2017 at 94 years old in Seoul. [ref]
Ron Flockhart
British racing driver.
Born June 16th, 1923 in Edinburgh.
Died April 12th, 1962 at 38 years old in Dandenong Ranges (aviation accident).
Vittorio De Seta
Italian cinema director and screenwriter (1923–2011).
Born October 15th, 1923 in Palermo.
Died November 28th, 2011 at 88 years old in Sellia Marina. [ref]
Charles Hernu
French politician (1923–1990).
Born July 3rd, 1923 in Quimper.
Died January 17th, 1990 at 66 years old in Bron.
Michio Morishima
Japanese economist (1923-2004).
Born July 18th, 1923 in Osaka.
Died July 13th, 2004 at 80 years old in Brentwood.
Gustaw Holoubek
Polish actor, theatre director, senator (1923–2008).
Born April 21st, 1923 in Kraków. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2008 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Jorge María Mejía
Argentine cardinal (1923-2014).
Born January 31st, 1923 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 9th, 2014 at 91 years old in Rome.
Ernst Florian Winter
Austrian historian and politologist (1923-2014).
Born December 16th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died April 16th, 2014 at 90 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Nada Dimić
Yugoslav partisan (1923–1942).
Born September 6th, 1923 in Divoselo.
Died March 17th, 1942 at 18 years old in Stara Gradiška concentration camp (typhoid fever).
Jan Ruff O'Herne
Dutch-australian human rights activist campaigning against war rape.
Born January 18th, 1923 in Bandung.
Died August 19th, 2019 at 96 years old in Adelaide. [ref]
Floyd Simmons
Athletics competitor (1923-2008).
Born April 10th, 1923 in Charlotte.
Died April 1st, 2008 at 84 years old in Charlotte.
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