Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 23
Tuesday, 16 December 2025
1908 On this day in history edward Alexander MacDowell, US composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 

1913 On January - 23 death of nazim Pasha, Turkey's PM, assassinated 

1921 Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83 on January - 23. 

1922 Death of Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (b. 1855) on this day in history. 

1923 Death of Max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (b. 1849) on January - 23. 

1926 Desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74 on this day in history. 

1931 On this day in history anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (Diaghilew, Dying Swan), dies 

1936 On January - 23 dame Clara Butt, alto singer (Country of Hope & Glory), dies at 62 

1937 On January - 23 death of orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (b. 1876) 

1939 On January - 23 death of matthias Sindelar, Austria soccer star, commits suicide 

1941 Dobri Khristov, composer, dies at 65 on January - 23. 

1943 On this day in history alexander Woollcott, critic, dies of a heart attack on radio, at 56 

1944 On January - 23 edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 

1945 On January - 23 death of helmuth J Moltke, German politician ("July 20th Plot"), executed at 37 

1946 Feliks Nowowiejski, composer, dies at 68 on January - 23. 

1947 On this day in history pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator, dies at 79 

1956 On this day in history alexander Korda, English movie producer (Henry VIII), dies at 62 

1957 On January - 23 death of willie Edwards, US black, murdered by KKK at 25 

1958 On this day in history death of nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (b. 1880) 

1964 Louis Horst, composer, dies at 80 on January - 23. 

1969 Jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history. 

1971 On January - 23 death of fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (b. 1871) 

1973 On January - 23 death of alexander Onassis, Greek heir of the Onassis family (b. 1948) 

1975 On January - 23 karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94 

1976 On January - 23 aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 

1977 Bernard "Toots" Shor, barkeeper, dies at 73 on January - 23. 

1978 On January - 23 jack Oakie, actor (Great Dictator, Gang Buster), dies at 74 

1981 On this day in history bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66 

1982 Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83 on January - 23. 

1984 Samuel Gardner, composer, dies at 92 on January - 23. 

1986 Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64 on this day in history. 

1989 On January - 23 death of salvador DalÃ, Catalan artist (b. 1904) 

1990 On January - 23 albert Collins, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies of pneumonia at 57 

1991 Death of Northrop Frye, Canadian writer and critic (b. 1912) on January - 23. 

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