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In the year 1923

899 Notable birthdays

Milt Jackson

American musician.

Born January 1st, 1923 in Detroit. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1999 at 76 years old in New York City, Manhattan (liver cancer). [ref]

Philly Joe Jones

American jazz drummer.

Born July 15th, 1923 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died August 30th, 1985 at 62 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]

Palden Thondup Namgyal

King of sikkim (1923-1982).

Born May 23rd, 1923 in Gangtok.

Died January 29th, 1982 at 58 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya

Soviet resistance member of world war ii and heroine of the soviet union (1923–1941).

Born September 13th, 1923 in Osino-Gai.

Died November 29th, 1941 at 18 years old in Petrischevo (hanging).

Red Garland

American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984).

Born May 13th, 1923 in Dallas. [ref]

Died April 23rd, 1984 at 60 years old in Dallas (myocardial infarction).

Stansfield Turner

United states navy admiral, director of central intelligence and president of the naval war college (1923–2018).

Born December 1st, 1923 in Highland Park.

Died January 18th, 2018 at 94 years old in Seattle. [ref]

Bud Tingwell

Australian actor (1923–2009).

Born January 3rd, 1923 in Sydney.

Died May 15th, 2009 at 86 years old in Melbourne (prostate cancer). [ref]

Daniel Carleton Gajdusek

American medical researcher.

Born September 9th, 1923 in Yonkers. [ref]

Died December 12th, 2008 at 85 years old in Tromsø Municipality. [ref]

Richard Pipes

American historian.

Born July 11th, 1923 in Cieszyn.

Died May 17th, 2018 at 94 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Gitta Sereny

Austrian publicist and writer (1921-2012).

Born March 13th, 1923 in Vienna. [ref]

Died June 14th, 2012 at 89 years old in Addenbrooke's Hospital. [ref]

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