Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 23
Thursday, 18 December 2025
1913 Jimmy Sinclair, cricketer (3 centuries in 25 Test S Afr career), dies on this day in history. 

1915 Robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in SC on February - 23. 

1916 George Clement Martin, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history. 

1920 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61 on February - 23. 

1922 Death of Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (b. 1845) on this day in history. 

1927 On February - 23 sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer, dies at 79 

1930 Horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22 on this day in history. 

1931 Nellie Melba, [Helen Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies on February - 23. 

1934 On February - 23 death of augusto Sandino, Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard 

1935 On this day in history jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Hotel Gooiland), dies at 44 

1937 Claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies on February - 23. 

1942 Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60 on February - 23. 

1944 On February - 23 leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies 

1945 Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62 on this day in history. 

1946 Death of Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (hanged) (b. 1885) on February - 23. 

1948 Death of John Robert Gregg, Irish-born publisher and inventor (b. 1866) on this day in history. 

1955 On February - 23 paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86 

1957 Death of Marika Ninou, Greek singer (b. 1918) on February - 23. 

1960 On February - 23 death of arthur Legat, Belgian racing driver (b. 1898) 

1961 On February - 23 wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies 

1965 On February - 23 stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel & Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74 

1968 On this day in history fannie Hurst, US author (Anatomy of Me), dies at 78 

1969 On this day in history abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, King Saudia, dies at 67 

1970 Death of Hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904) on this day in history. 

1971 King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 on this day in history. 

1972 Michael Taube, composer, dies at 81 on February - 23. 

1973 Death of Dickinson W. Richards, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1895) on February - 23. 

1974 Florence Rice, actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at 63 on this day in history. 

1976 Fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74 on this day in history. 

1979 Death of W.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900) on this day in history. 

1980 Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62 on this day in history. 

1983 On February - 23 adrian Boult, conductor, dies 

1985 On February - 23 alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71 

1987 Esmond Knight, actor (Black Narcissus, Henry V), dies at 80 on February - 23. 

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