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In the year 1923
930 Notable birthdays
Otfried Preußler
German children's books author (1923–2013).
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Liberec.
Died February 18th, 2013 at 89 years old in Prien am Chiemsee.
Ryōtarō Shiba
Japanese writer.
Born August 7th, 1923 in Osaka.
Died February 12th, 1996 at 72 years old in Osaka. [ref]
Harrison Dillard
American athlete.
Born July 8th, 1923 in Cleveland.
Died November 15th, 2019 at 96 years old in Cleveland (stomach cancer). [ref]
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011).
Born September 25th, 1923 in El Reno.
Died December 26th, 2011 at 88 years old in Orlando (pneumonia). [ref]
Daniel Brewster
United states politician (1923-2007).
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Baltimore County.
Died August 20th, 2007 at 83 years old in Maryland (liver cancer).
Charlie Mariano
American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009).
Born November 12th, 1923 in Boston.
Died June 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Morris Halle
Latvian-american linguist.
Born July 23rd, 1923 in Liepāja. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2018 at 94 years old in Cambridge.
V. K. Murthy
Indian cinematographer (1923–2014).
Born November 26th, 1923 in Mysore.
Died April 7th, 2014 at 90 years old in Bengaluru (disease).
Jacobo Timerman
Argentine journalist (1923–1999).
Born January 6th, 1923 in Bar.
Died November 11th, 1999 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
French mathematician and physicist.
Born December 29th, 1923 in Lille. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2025 at 101 years old in Mérignac. [ref]
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