Uriel Weinreich

American linguist.

Born May 23rd, 1926 in Vilnius. ^[ref]

Died March 30th, 1967 at 40 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

John Lyons

English linguist (1932-2020).

Born May 23rd, 1932 in Manchester, Stretford. ^[ref]

Died March 12th, 2020 at 87 years old in Vichy. ^[ref]

Alfred Ritscher

German explorer.

Born May 23rd, 1879 in Bad Lauterberg im Harz.

Died March 30th, 1963 at 83 years old in Hamburg.

Friedrich Achleitner

Austrian poet and architectural critic (1930-2019).

Born May 23rd, 1930 in Schalchen. ^[ref]

Died March 27th, 2019 at 88 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Preda Mihăilescu

Mathematics.

Born May 23rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Bucharest.

Barbara Ward

British economist; life peer (1914-1981).

Born May 23rd, 1914 in Heworth.

Died May 31st, 1981 at 67 years old in Lodsworth (cancer).

Sebastián Fernández

Uruguayan footballer.

Born May 23rd, 1985 (age 40 years) in Montevideo.

Franz Leopold Neumann

German political activist.

Born May 23rd, 1900 in Katowice. ^[ref]

Died September 2nd, 1954 at 54 years old in Visp (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Gérard Larrousse

French racecar driver and team manager.

Born May 23rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Lyon.

Karlheinz Deschner

German writer and activist (1924-2014).

Born May 23rd, 1924 in Bamberg.

Died April 8th, 2014 at 89 years old in Haßfurt (disease).