Seo Hye-rin

South korean singer.

Born August 23rd, 1993 (age 32 years) in Gwangju.

Onora O'Neill

British philosopher and college principal (born 1941).

Born August 23rd, 1941 (age 84 years) in Aughafatten.

Terje Rypdal

Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer.

Born August 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Oslo.

Letta Mbulu

South african musician.

Born August 23rd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Soweto.

David Dodd

American educator and economist.

Born August 23rd, 1895 in Berkeley County.

Died September 18th, 1988 at 93 years old in Portland.

Sidnei

Brazilian footballer.

Born August 23rd, 1989 (age 36 years) in Alegrete.

Jenny Simpson

American middle-distance runner and steeplechaser.

Born August 23rd, 1986 (age 39 years) in Webster City.

Pat Garrity

American basketball player.

Born August 23rd, 1976 (age 49 years) in Las Vegas.

Steven MacLean

Scottish association football player (born 1982).

Born August 23rd, 1982 (age 43 years) in Edinburgh.

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia

Russian imperial (1863-1919).

Born August 23rd, 1863 in Tetritsqaro.

Died January 28th, 1919 at 55 years old in Peter and Paul Fortress (gunshot wound).

Ephraim Kishon

Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter and film director (1924–2005).

Born August 23rd, 1924 in Budapest.

Died January 29th, 2005 at 80 years old in Appenzell (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Clara Smith

American classic blues singer (1894–1935).

Born August 23rd, 1894 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County.

Died February 2nd, 1935 at 40 years old in Detroit.

James Rolph

California politician (1869–1934).

Born August 23rd, 1869 in San Francisco.

Died June 2nd, 1934 at 64 years old in Santa Clara (myocardial infarction).

Constant Lambert

British composer and conductor (1905–1951).

Born August 23rd, 1905 in Fulham.

Died August 21st, 1951 at 45 years old in London (pneumonia, diabetes).

Abul Kalam Abdul Momen

Former bangladeshi minister of foreign affairs.

Born August 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Sylhet.

Paul Otlet

Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker (1868–1944).

Born August 23rd, 1868 in Brussels.

Died December 10th, 1944 at 76 years old in Brussels.

Alexander Novak

Deputy prime minister of russian federation for fuel energy complex.

Born August 23rd, 1971 (age 54 years) in Avdiivka.

Thomas A. Steitz

American biochemist (1940–2018).

Born August 23rd, 1940 in Milwaukee. ^[ref]

Died October 9th, 2018 at 78 years old in Branford (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Serhiy Zhadan

Ukrainian poet.

Born August 23rd, 1974 (age 51 years) in Starobilsk.

Kate Markgraf

American soccer player.

Born August 23rd, 1976 (age 49 years) in Bloomfield Hills.

Iccho Itoh

Japanese politician (1945-2007).

Born August 23rd, 1945 in Nagasaki.

Died April 18th, 2007 at 61 years old in Nagasaki (hypovolemic shock). ^[ref]

Richard Schechner

American theatre director (born 1934).

Born August 23rd, 1934 (age 91 years) in Newark.

Ida Siekmann

First person to die at the berlin wall (1902–1961).

Born August 23rd, 1902 in Górki.

Died August 22nd, 1961 at 58 years old in West Berlin (falling from height).

Sebastián Cristóforo

Uruguayan footballer.

Born August 23rd, 1993 (age 32 years) in Montevideo.

Henry Tizard

British chemist (1885–1959).

Born August 23rd, 1885 in Gillingham.

Died October 9th, 1959 at 74 years old in Fareham.