Famous Deaths In February - 23
Sunday, 01 October 2023
1913 On this day in history jimmy Sinclair, cricketer (3 centuries in 25 Test S Afr career), dies
1915 On February - 23 robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in SC
1916 George Clement Martin, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.
1920 On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61
1922 Death of Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (b. 1845) on February - 23.
1927 On this day in history sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer, dies at 79
1930 On this day in history horst Wessel, German nazi lyricist (Fahne Hoch), dies at 22
1931 On this day in history nellie Melba, [Helen Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies
1934 Death of Augusto Sandino, Nicaraguan patriot, assassinated by National Guard on February - 23.
1935 Jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Hotel Gooiland), dies at 44 on February - 23.
1937 On this day in history claude Buckenham, cricketer (21 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1909-10), dies
1942 On February - 23 stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (Die Welt von Gestern), dies at 60
1944 On February - 23 leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies
1945 On February - 23 aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj), dies at 62
1946 On this day in history death of tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (hanged) (b. 1885)
1948 Death of John Robert Gregg, Irish-born publisher and inventor (b. 1866) on this day in history.
1955 Paul Claudel, French poet/playwright (L'otage), dies at 86 on February - 23.
1957 On this day in history death of marika Ninou, Greek singer (b. 1918)
1960 On February - 23 death of arthur Legat, Belgian racing driver (b. 1898)
1961 Wilf Ferguson, cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for West Indies), dies on this day in history.
1965 Stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel & Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74 on February - 23.
1968 Fannie Hurst, US author (Anatomy of Me), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1969 On this day in history abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, King Saudia, dies at 67
1970 On this day in history death of hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904)
1971 On February - 23 king Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73
1972 Michael Taube, composer, dies at 81 on February - 23.
1973 On this day in history death of dickinson W. Richards, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1895)
1974 Florence Rice, actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at 63 on this day in history.
1976 On February - 23 fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74
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 February - 23.
1983 On February - 23 adrian Boult, conductor, dies
1985 On this day in history 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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