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In the year 1923
1,057 Notable birthdays
Colin Jordan
British nazi activist (1923-2009).
Born June 19th, 1923 in Birmingham.
Died April 9th, 2009 at 85 years old in Pateley Bridge. [ref]
Judith Kerr
British writer and illustrator (1923–2019).
Born June 14th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died May 22nd, 2019 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Devan Nair
Malaysian-singaporean politician, 3rd president of singapore (1923–2005).
Born August 5th, 1923 in Jasin.
Died December 6th, 2005 at 82 years old in Hamilton.
Leonard Stone
American actor (1923-2011).
Born November 3rd, 1923 in Salem. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Encinitas (cancer). [ref]
Arthur Hiller
Canadian-american director (1923-2016).
Born November 22nd, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died August 17th, 2016 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Antony Flew
British analytic and evidentialist philosopher (1923-2010).
Born February 11th, 1923 in London.
Died April 8th, 2010 at 87 years old in Reading (heart attack). [ref]
Nizar Qabbani
Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher (1923-1998).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Damascus.
Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
James Dickey
American writer (1923–1997).
Born February 2nd, 1923 in Atlanta.
Died January 19th, 1997 at 73 years old in Columbia.
Heinrich Severloh
Bolivian soldier (1923–2006).
Born June 23rd, 1923 in Eldingen.
Died January 14th, 2006 at 82 years old in Lachendorf.
Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980).
Born October 16th, 1923 in Hamburg.
Died June 21st, 1980 at 56 years old in Mallorca (stroke).
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet, nobel prize winner (1923–2012).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Prowent.
Died February 1st, 2012 at 88 years old in Kraków (lung cancer). [ref]
Markus Wolf
Head of the east german foreign intelligence service during the cold war (1923–2006).
Born January 19th, 1923 in Hechingen.
Died November 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Valentina Cortese
Italian actress (1923–2019).
Born January 1st, 1923 in Milan.
Died July 10th, 2019 at 96 years old in Milan. [ref]
Elisabeth Becker
German concentration camp guard (1923–1946).
Born July 20th, 1923 in Gmina Nowy Staw.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 22 years old in Biskupia Górka (hanging to death).
Shūsaku Endō
Author from japan (1923–1996).
Born March 27th, 1923 in Nishisugamo.
Died September 29th, 1996 at 73 years old in Keio University Hospital (pneumonia, hepatitis).
Rick Jason
American actor (1923-2000).
Born May 21st, 1923 in New York City.
Died October 16th, 2000 at 77 years old in Moorpark (gunshot wound).
Joseph Beyrle
American soldier (1923-2004).
Born August 25th, 1923 in Muskegon.
Died December 12th, 2004 at 81 years old in Toccoa (myocardial infarction).
Gloria Henry
American actress (1923-2021).
Born April 2nd, 1923 in New Orleans.
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 98 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lindsay Anderson
British feature-film, theatre and documentary director and film critic (1923-1994).
Born April 17th, 1923 in Bengaluru.
Died August 30th, 1994 at 71 years old in Angoulême (myocardial infarction).
Harvey Lembeck
American actor (1923–1982).
Born April 15th, 1923 in Brooklyn.
Died May 5th, 1982 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Ellsworth Kelly
American painter, sculptor, and printmaker (1923-2015).
Born May 31st, 1923 in Newburgh.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 92 years old in Spencertown (respiratory failure). [ref]
Red Schoendienst
American baseball player and coach (1923–2018).
Born February 2nd, 1923 in Germantown.
Died June 6th, 2018 at 95 years old in Town and Country.
Julius Harris
Actor (1923–2004).
Born August 17th, 1923 in Philadelphia.
Died October 17th, 2004 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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